Summer jobs in Italy - destination reviews
Italy offers plenty of courier, bar, and customer service work, much of which you can arrange before you get out there (by applying for the jobs on this website).
Italy is a member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It joined the European Monetary Union in 1999 and now uses the Euro as its currency. High unemployment, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north make the north generally the best place to find summer work as a foreigner.
The tourism trade employs plenty of UK citizens to look after the influx of English speaking tourists and travellers each year. The 7,600 km of coastline facilitates plenty of seaside resorts to work in, and cities like Venice and Rome provide bar work. There are 58 million people in Italy (similar the the UK). Italy has more unemployed than the UK at a rate of 8.6% in 2004. Most of this though is in the south (20% unemployment) so finding any kind of job, especially fill in work, is always going to be easier in the north where the economy is dominated by private companies.
If agriculture is more your scene you might fancy a bit of grape picking. Italy produces something like 20% of the worlds supply of wine each year! Grape harvesting is not an easy life. You get up early and spend all day bending over vines with pruning shears and dragging heavy baskets around in the heat. And then there's the very poor wages. If you are not put off by this then finding a farm to work on is best done through an experienced organisation like WWOOF Italia. For about 25 Euros they will send you an up to date list of farms and provide you with minimum insurance cover for the year.
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Want to work with children, travel, learn a foreign language and live in? Aupair required for part time childcare role with lovely family. Especially ...more
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Want a Baywatch Summer?! Great Positions Still available for the Mediterranean beach resorts.Apply now for immediate ...more
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Spend the summer on the stunning island of Corsica or Sardinia in the Med!Mark Warner is the UK's leading independent beach and ...more
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Looking for a physical challenge? Join our touring team and make a telling contribution. This position involves travelling from campsite to ...more
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Looking for something that allows you to travel through Italy and Austria? Don’t mind a physical challenge? Then we may have the position ...more
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Aspects of your job include:1. Montage and demontage of the campsite at the start and end of season. This involves long hours of ...more
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