After the Second World War ended, more than a million Italians migrated to Switzerland searching for better economic opportunities. This thesis analyses the situation of Italian migrants working for the Brown Boveri & Cie. (BBC), an electrical engineering company based in Baden, from 1946 until 1970. The BBC has been chosen because as the biggest enterprise in Switzerland, it employed the most Italian labourers. By looking at the company’s in-house newspaper and the minutes of the BBC’s board meetings, this thesis shows a gradual shift in the firm’s approach towards its Italian labour force. At the outset, the Italian workers were perceived as a means to an end and were merely tolerated by their colleagues and the inhabitants of Baden. However, this changed over time and the Italians employed by the BBC were increasingly regarded as equals with the board turning into an important voice who publicly campaigned for an improvement of their situation.