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Randstad aims to place 1,000 workers from abroad in Italy in 2027
Randstad, a multinational recruitment company, plans to place 1,000 workers from abroad in Italy in 2027.
Its Crossboarding scheme recruits people overseas for jobs in Italian companies and prepares them with professional, civic and language training before they move.
In 2026, the scheme placed 412 qualified workers and trained 726 people through 21 programs in 14 countries.
Randstad expects to run 55 programs and train about 1,300 people next year.
The company says employers struggle to fill 40% of planned positions, rising to 50% in technical work, mechanics and health care.
Workers need at least basic Italian, and a provision in Italy’s immigration law can allow trained recruits to enter outside the usual annual quotas.
The scheme also supports workers with permits, arrival arrangements and integration, while helping employers manage recruitment and paperwork.
Randstad aims to place 1,000 workers from abroad in Italian companies in 2027.
The company plans 55 overseas recruitment programmes, involving about 1,300 people in training.
In 2026, Randstad placed 412 qualified workers through 21 programmes across 14 countries.
The programme recruits workers for sectors including engineering, construction, healthcare, catering and transport.
Randstad says the effort responds to shortages of qualified workers in Italy.
- Who
- Randstad Italia, the Italian arm of the employment services company.
- What
- It aims to place 1,000 workers recruited abroad in Italian companies in 2027.
- When
- The target is for 2027; the report was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- In Italy, with recruitment programmes in countries abroad.
- Why
- Randstad says the programme responds to shortages of qualified workers and difficulties in filling planned jobs.
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Randstad’s Crossboarding project began.
Randstad placed 412 qualified workers in Italian companies through 21 programmes in 14 countries.
Eighteen textile workers from Egypt and 20 healthcare workers from several South American countries were due to arrive.
Randstad plans 55 overseas recruitment programmes, training about 1,300 people and placing 1,000 workers.
- 2026 placements
- 412 qualified workers
- 2026 programmes
- 21 programmes across 14 countries
- 2027 target
- 1,000 workers placed in Italy
- 2027 programmes
- 55 recruitment programmes
- Training target
- About 1,300 people
- Hard-to-fill planned jobs
- 40% overall; 50% in technical work, engineering and healthcare
What people are saying
The serious structural shortage of talent in Italy today causes difficulty in filling 40% of planned hires, rising to 50% in technical work, engineering and healthcare.
A secure, regular and effective international recruitment channel, which is set to grow.