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Article

1 Feb 2012

Author:
Intl. Federation for Human Rights

[PDF] Importing workers, exporting strawberries: Working conditions on strawberry farms in the Huelva Province

Workers are not guaranteed a minimum income as non worked days are not paid for, which can be high in number due to the fact that strawberry picking is dependent on appropriate weather conditions and that disproportionately large numbers of workers are hired to meet needs over the whole season. Current rules for trade union representation completely exclude seasonal workers because the latter are unable to fulfil seniority requirements. The FIDH fact-finding mission also brought to light highly variable accommodation conditions...a recurrent problem being that most living facilities are located relatively far from urban centres and there is no transport system available. FIDH has specific concerns about the working and living conditions of Moroccan women who are hired on the basis of discriminatory selection criteria, do not generally speak Spanish and are consequently entirely dependent on their employer, on whom they rely for the possibility to return for another season of work in Spain. [refers to Carrefour]