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Giuseppe Pacella is a 32-year-old laborer from the southern Italian region of Basilicata, the high arch of Italy’s boot-shaped peninsula where the economy has underperformed the national average for years.

Back in 2016, Pacella had a six-week contract at a Fiat Chrysler plant an hour bus-ride from his home. Then, two years ago, he worked for three weeks selling mobile phones in town. But despite assiduously applying for jobs and regularly keeping his profile on the government labor databases up-to-date, he’s been unable to find steady work.

Pacella’s father died last year, and his mother takes in occasional work as a […]

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