China News Service, September 1st. According to Euronet's report, the number of refugees who have landed on Lampedusa Island in Sicily, Italy, has been increasing, which has aroused strong dissatisfaction from the local government and people.
On August 31, local time, under the call of the Lampedusa city government and others, the city announced an island-wide strike, demanding that the Roman authorities immediately resolve the refugee problem.
On August 31, local time, the Mayor of Lampedusa, Italy, Martello, local business organizations, associations and trade unions, jointly contacted businesses and enterprises on the island to hold an island-wide strike, demanding that the Roman authorities resolve the refugees from Lampedusa. Crisis issues.
Data map: On May 18, 2017, local time, in Lampedusa, Italy, immigrants and refugees crowded on a small wooden boat waiting for rescue.
Chris McGrath photo source: Visual China
The mayor of Lampedusa, Martin Lo, said that the residents of Lampedusa can no longer bear the trouble caused by illegal immigration.
The repeated cases of refugees who have been diagnosed with infection and escaped after repeated prohibitions are endangering the health of urban residents. Holding an island-wide strike is a helpless move in response to public opinion.
According to reports, according to the request of Rome, the current strike action on the island has been temporarily stopped. Whether to continue the strike will depend on Rome's specific solution to the refugee crisis before making a decision.
According to the latest statistics released by the Italian Ministry of the Interior, from the beginning of 2020 to August 31, the number of refugees in the coastal areas of Italy has reached 19,194, compared with 5,135 in the same period in 2019.
From August 27 to August 30, 2020, a total of 1,625 refugees landed on Lampedusa Island in a few days, setting a record high in the same period in history.
Italy’s Sicily Region President Musumeci said that Prime Minister Conte has notified that a conference on refugee issues will be held in Rome on September 2 to discuss the refugee crisis facing Sicily.
(Boyuan)