And hosted the Moroccan capital laceOn February 1 and 2, the high-level Moroccan-Spanish bilateral summit will take place, following a new phase of bilateral relations between Rabat and Madrid since last April.
Phased excursions
About two weeks ago, the first phase of trips dedicated to transporting female workers to the fields of southern Spain was launched, drawing the current agricultural season, following the start of the new year and the entry into force of the circular migration agreement between Morocco, West, sunset and Spain.
It is expected that 15,000 seasonal agricultural workers will arrive in the Spanish province of Huelpa through three stages, as the first batch arrived on January 12, with the second and third batches arriving in February and next March, with the contract period specified in 6 months.
More effort required
The Federation of Women’s Rights (non-governmental) appealed to the Prime Minister and the ministers of the guardianship sectors regarding seasonal agricultural workers in Spain, to ensure their dignity and working conditions that respect the rights of workers without discrimination at all stages of the employment process.
The former president of the federation and current member of its national office, who follows the file of Moroccan workers with the rights of the Spanish Huelpa, Latifa Bouchoy, called for the necessity "Giving due importance to the rights of these Moroccan women workers in the fields of southern Spain, especially in light of the good relations with the northern neighbor, Spain".
Bushoy expressed, in her statement to the site "Sky News Arabia"hoping that "The government is making more efforts to improve conditions for seasonal workers in Spanish fields"saying: "There were government measures that we want to be further strengthened, whether in Morocco or at the level of Spain".
The women’s rights activist explained that these procedures "It is related to the selection process, as well as what is related to residency, and others related to working conditions in the Spanish bank by monitoring these conditions by the inspector of the Spanish Ministry of Labor, as well as the issue of cultural integration of workers in the field, and exempting workers from expenses that burden them.".
The tracker of the file of seasonal workers at the Federation for Women’s Rights added that working in the fields of southern Spain, "It is an important opportunity for female workers who come from rural backgrounds, in order to support their financial independence in particular, and we hope that the conditions for this circular migration will improve in general and for women on the horizon of sustainability and humanization of their conditions ".
Complaints and difficult conditions
Dozens of workers in strawberry fields in Huelpa, southern Spain, complained to the Spanish Civil Guard and the Andalusian Workers’ Union of sexual and occupational abuse, while Spanish human rights associations conducted field investigations that resulted in the adoption of dozens of complaints.
The coordinator of the Young Women for Democracy (non-governmental) group, Bushra Al-Shatwani, said: "The workers I communicated with work in difficult conditions, and they complain especially of racism, harassment and disrespect there in the agricultural fields in southern Spain.".
And Al-Shatwani continued, in her interview with the site "Sky News Arabia"it’s a "Although employers bring in workers under employment contracts through the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Competence (a Moroccan government) to exclude any penalties from UN bodies in the field of human rights, the actual treatment is in some cases very bad.".
The young human rights activist explained, "That the women who work seasonally in Spanish law are not proficient in the Spanish language, unable to integrate into a different reality, and live in an inappropriate, semi-closed environment, and are exposed to many diseases as well."inquiring regarding "The increasing demand for operators around only women to work in the Spanish fields, which does not mean that it is positive discrimination".
An opportunity to improve conditions
The circular migration program between Morocco and Spain began in 2006, targeting women between the ages of 25 and 45, provided that they have agricultural experience, come from a rural area, and are married, divorced, or widowed.
Therefore, the seasonal migration of agricultural workers represents a real opportunity to improve their living conditions, through "Their search for job security, social protection and health coverage, and some gains that will make them free from extending a hand or begging following retirement, and they are also looking for stability, especially since labor transactions are very clear; Because they go with a clear contract in terms of its duration and wages"The Coordinator of Young Women for Democracy, Bushra Al-Shatwani, added.
Al-Shtwani concludes that "Agricultural workers in Spain are not immune from discrimination, danger, harassment and exploitation, but they do have access to social and health protection, and they accumulate points that give them the right to retire.".
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The bodies call for protecting Moroccan women and closely monitoring their working conditions, in order to overcome the imbalances that affected women who were chosen to start working in the agricultural fields in southern Morocco. Spain.
And hosted the Moroccan capital laceOn February 1 and 2, the high-level Moroccan-Spanish bilateral summit will take place, following a new phase of bilateral relations between Rabat and Madrid since last April.
Phased excursions
About two weeks ago, the first phase of trips dedicated to transporting female workers to the fields of southern Spain was launched, drawing the current agricultural season, following the start of the new year and the entry into force of the circular migration agreement between Morocco, West, sunset and Spain.
It is expected that 15,000 seasonal agricultural workers will arrive in the Spanish province of Huelpa through three stages, as the first batch arrived on January 12, with the second and third batches arriving in February and next March, with the contract period specified in 6 months.
More effort required
The Federation of Women’s Rights (non-governmental) appealed to the Prime Minister and the ministers of the guardianship sectors regarding seasonal agricultural workers in Spain, to ensure their dignity and working conditions that respect the rights of workers without discrimination at all stages of the employment process.
Latifa Bouchoi, the former president of the federation and current member of its national office, who follows the file of Moroccan workers with the rights of the Spanish Huelba, called for the need to “give the necessary importance to the rights of these Moroccan workers in the fields of southern Spain, especially in light of the good relations with the northern neighbor, Spain.”
In her statement to Sky News Arabia, Bouchoi expressed her hope that “the government will make more efforts to improve the conditions of seasonal workers in Spanish fields,” saying, “There were government measures that we want to be further strengthened, whether in Morocco or at the level of Spain.”
The women’s rights activist explained that these procedures “are related to the selection process, as well as what is related to residency, and others related to the conditions of work in the Spanish Bank by monitoring these conditions by the inspector of the Spanish Ministry of Labor, as well as the issue of the cultural integration of workers in the place, and exempting workers from expenses that burden them.” “.
The tracker of the file of seasonal workers in the Federation for Women’s Rights added that working in the fields of southern Spain “is an important opportunity for workers who come from rural backgrounds, in order to support their financial independence in particular, and we hope that the conditions for this circular migration will improve in general and for women on the horizon of sustainability.” and humanize their circumstances.”
Complaints and difficult conditions
Dozens of workers in strawberry fields in Huelpa, southern Spain, complained to the Spanish Civil Guard and the Andalusian Workers’ Union of sexual and occupational abuse, while Spanish human rights associations conducted field investigations that resulted in the adoption of dozens of complaints.
The coordinator of the non-governmental Young Women for Democracy group, Bushra Al-Shatwani, said: “The workers I contacted work in difficult conditions, and they complain especially of racism, harassment and disrespect there in the agricultural fields in southern Spain.”
And Al-Shatwani continued, in her interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that “although employers bring in workers with employment contracts through the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Competencies (Moroccan government) to exclude any sanctions from international bodies in the field of human rights, but the actual dealings are in some cases.” Very bad”.
The young human rights activist explained, “The women who work seasonally in Spain’s rights are not proficient in the Spanish language, unable to integrate into a different reality, and live in an inappropriate, semi-closed environment, and are exposed to many diseases as well,” wondering regarding “the growing demand for employers.” It’s regarding women only working in Spanish fields, which doesn’t mean it’s positive discrimination.”
An opportunity to improve conditions
The circular migration program between Morocco and Spain began in 2006, targeting women between the ages of 25 and 45, provided that they have agricultural experience, come from a rural area, and are married, divorced, or widowed.
Therefore, the seasonal migration of working peasant women represents a real opportunity to improve their living conditions, through “their search for job security, social protection and health coverage, and some gains that make them free from extending a hand or begging following retirement, and they are also looking for stability, especially since Labor transactions are very clear, because they are subject to a clear contract in terms of its duration and wages,” added Bushra Al-Shatwani, coordinator of Young Women for Democracy.
Al-Shatwani concludes that “female agricultural workers in Spain are not immune from discrimination, danger, harassment and exploitation, but they obtain social and health protection, and they accumulate points that give them the right to retire.”
