Gigliano – An apocalyptic scenario reminiscent of war-torn lands, yet unfolding in the heart of Campania. Via Carrafiello, in Giugliano, remains a "black hole" of human dignity: a ghetto where approximately 450 people, including over 200 children, survive in conditions of extreme segregation.
The latest images received by Green-Left Alliance MP Francesco Emilio Borrelli paint a picture of unprecedented social failure: shacks surrounded by mountains of hazardous waste, with no sanitation, drinking water, or electricity.
A system collapsing between illegality and abandonment
This isn't a temporary crisis, but a structural emergency that sees the Metropolitan City of Naples in the worst position nationwide. According to the "Children of Abandonment" report, the area is home to nearly four times the national average Roma population, with Giugliano at the epicenter of this wave of desperation.
Here, the lack of a long-term political strategy has left the field open to organized crime infiltration, turning the settlements into hubs for illicit waste trafficking and the toxic fire business.
Europe's warning and the firm line
The issue is now international: in July 2025, the European Committee of Social Rights harshly criticized Italy, calling for urgent measures and condemning the practice of forced evictions without decent alternatives.
This pressure clashes with an exasperated local reality. For Francesco Emilio Borrelli, the solution can no longer be a palliative: "Via Carrafiello is an insult to legality. Any partial cleanup proves futile after a few weeks."
The Via Carrafiello development represents a free zone where the right to healthcare is a mirage. Coexistence with neighboring neighborhoods is now at a minimum, torn apart by the environmental consequences of the fires and the health risks.
Borrelli directly calls on the Government and the Prefecture: "Higher coordination is needed. We must raze the slums and, at the same time, free children from this fate of mud and poison. Only by breaking the cycle of illegality can we restore safety to citizens and dignity to those trapped in these non-places."
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This article highlights a very serious situation in Giugliano, but I don't understand why nothing is being done to resolve this issue. There are too many children living in horrendous conditions, and no one seems interested. More needs to be done.