The Spanish government renewed its call for agricultural workers to apply to the concerned authorities in order to extend their contracts, noting that Spain had previously expressed fears of a slowdown in market supplies of foodstuffs due to the disruption of the crop harvest season.
It is necessary to note that the Spanish government has previously expressed its need for 80.000 workers in the field of agriculture to secure the crop harvest season.
It appears that the fear of infection risk did not encourage thousands of migrant workers, especially those of Moroccan origin, to interact with this initiative.
It is noteworthy that Spain has expressed, in a step that depicts the failure of its previous calls to motivate migrant workers, its willingness to settle down the situation of migrants that are without residence permits, provided that they join Spanish farms.
These official invitations were criticized by media outlets, as it did not take into consideration the absence of the preventive measures to protect these workers who have movement difficulties due to imposed restrictions amid the health emergency.
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