The precarious worker

Basim Casba

Basim, in Arabic, means "the one who smiles"; Casba, from Qasba, would be the fortified Arab citadel, but in Italian it ended up meaning total chaos. And that is exactly where Basim lives, between queues at the immigration office, on-call contracts and creative payslips. Registered that way by a registry error, or nicknamed that way by his worksite colleagues, depending on the case he is an Italian citizen of many generations or a foreigner without a permit. In every version, trouble chases him and he never loses his optimism. He works hard, and smiles constantly.