Protests in Italy, Albanians demand recognition of pensions

Albanian immigrants living and working in the neighbouring country of Italy have protested in front of the Italian Embassy. They urge the government to speed up procedures to sign the social security agreement so they can join working years in Albania and in Italy in order to benefit pensions.

“Call on Mrs. Mellon to sign and to be called the law, Melon”, a citizen said.

I have been in Albania and Italy for years and I want to receive my contributions”, said another.

The “has been dragging on us for so many years”, another citizen said.

The Albanian government has signed in principle the draft agreement and is expected to be signed by the Italian government as well. The immigrants who protested in front of the embassy also belonged to Italian Ambassador Fabbrizzio Bucci.

The Italian government's “is working to finalise this agreement. Now we are in the last few moments may be a few weeks or months for the Albanian government to conclude this” agreement, he said.

The beneficiaries of this agreement are Albanian citizens who have gone with the gomone or the first vessels of the ecstasy where they have been working and pouring contributions at their country for 30 years working in Italy for years. It takes 20 years of work there to get minimum retirement in the neighboring country. /