“There is an intention ”to try “replicate” in the southwest Alentejo “The Spanish Example ”of the Tariquejo residence, in Cartaya, na province of Huelva, ANDALUZIA REGION.
The association representing Horto -Fruit Companies of the Southwest Alentejo wants to create in the Odemira region, a collective residence for temporary immigrant workers, inspired by existing projects in Spain.
The President of AHSA - Horticulture Association, Fructicultors and Floricultors of the Alentejo Southwest, Luís Mesquita Days, Thursday revealed to Lusa that "there is an intention" of the entity "to try to help replicate in the region the Spanish example" of the Tariquejo residence, in Cartaya, na province of Huelva, ANDALUZIA REGION.
“Some local companies have been probable and we think we will find interested partners and availability by Odemira's municipality, sharpened Luís Mesquita Dias. The president of AHSA spoke to Lusa at the end of the colloquium “Regadio e Accommodation: Critical Success Factors in Odemira ”, that the entity it leads promoted in the Cineteatro Camacho Costa, In that Alentejo village.
As part of the initiative, intervened, through videoconference, dois dos livaveis da tariquejo - residence for temporary workers, built on a land provided by the municipality of Cartaya and detained by a cooperative 11 agricultural companies, that had government support. A few months ago, in a debate at the Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company (EDIA), in Beja, this project had already been presented as an example of good practices.
Recently, Edia promoted a visit to the Spanish residence, in which representatives of companies participated, of municipalities and other institutions in Alentejo. Luís Mesquita Dias knows the Spanish project on the ground and told Lusa today that “when things have merit and help solve problems” it is necessary to “replicate them in the territory”.
“It is not necessary to make an exact replica of what the Spaniards did. We have to get these good ideas and, after, try to have, on the part of the local authorities, the opening they had in Spain and that here is not always ”, warned. In the case of Odemira, AHSA has been “approaching positions with the mayor”, Helder Warrior.
The residence of the Tariquejo, founded in 2010, It is a building built in masonry, located in a complex in which they have been added, over time, some more houses and also containers, found Lusa, on a visit for some time. The rooms have two to three beds, bathroom, meal zone, fridge, washing machines. Immigrants can attend Castilian courses and other training and there are, scattered throughout the building, Indications in your origin language and Spanish.
The model is based on hiring immigrant workers at the origin, Especially Moroccan women or men from South America, that are in separated areas from the complex. The number of workers is indicated by companies before each agricultural campaign and requested from their representative organizations and, a seguir, authorized by the government.
Contracts are signed at the origin, flights are paid to immigrants and, At the end of the campaign, return to their countries of origin, wherein, the majority, Return to Spain the following year, according to those responsible for the cooperative. The residence has a multidisciplinary team that accompanies immigrants and the transportation of and to companies is guaranteed by each of them. Transport to the nearest locality, as well as for consultations in the health service, among others, It is made available by the cooperative.
The intention to move forward with a collective residence would be another solution to housing immigrant workers in the southwestern zone, to add to existing leases in urban clusters and removable temporary accommodation facilities (IATA) on the exploration.
"Right now, there are YATAS that give to more than 2.000 people and there are even more a thousand and such in construction and legalization ”, revealed Luís Mesquita Dias, stressing that it is “manifestly little” to the needs of companies and lamenting the “slowness of the process”.
