The Spanish Confederation of Young Farmers and Livestock Breeders in the province of Huelva announced that after the contract linking Moroccan workers to Spanish enterprises expired, these women found themselves unemployed and unable to return to their home countries, warning of ‘a humanitarian crisis’.
More than 10.000 Moroccans arrived in the Spanish province of Andalusia to work in strawberry fields at the beginning of this year, however, with the emergence of the new Coronavirus before it turned out into a global crisis.
The aggravation of the situation caused them to remain trapped due to borders’ closure, where they survived inhuman conditions in shacks built for their residence in these fields, which lacked the simplest living conditions such as food, drink and others.
The United Nations intervened regarding the crisis of these workers, and its Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier de Schutter, said that most Moroccan workers lack safety and security measures at work and are getting exploited in complete disregard of all international human rights standards and Spanish legislation.
Schutter added that they are living in overcrowded camps that lacks the basic services, including water, soap and disinfectants, which is of particular concern at the moment with the health risks posed by the Coronavirus.
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