Moldovan migrants face communication issues with their children, diaspora organization leader

Moldovans who migrated to Italy for work and left their children behind face communication issues with the latter when finally bringing them along to their country of employment, said Lilia Bicec, head of a Moldovan organization called “Moldbrixia” and based in Brescia, Italy. “About 5,000 Moldovans live in the Brescia region. The most painful and resounding conflicts occur when parents bring their children to Italy to reunite their families. I have recently organized meetings with a psychologist, letting him observe the origin of this feeling of rejection among family members. They are not getting along any more. Parents reach the point when they consider taking the children back to Moldova”, stated Lilia Bicec. She says that mothers give their all for their children; they earn money, but end up losing touch with the off-springs for several years. “In my book, (“The Unread Testament”.) I tell about the way people used to reach Italy, about our regrets. We left our children behind. In the pursuit of wealth I have forsaken some of my qualities, I neglected the relationship with my children, and I am not sure that I'll ever be able to rebuild it”, said Lilia Bicec. According to an Italian report published last year, almost 7,000 Moldovans were living in Italy in 2002, and already 56,000 in 2006. In 2008, about 90,000 Moldovans were living and working in Italy, and over 100,000 in 2009. According to most recent data, Moldovans are ranked 7th among Italy’s immigrant populations, numbering 131,000 people, 67% of whom are women.