Martos will open the centre for olive harvest seasonal workers on November 16
The Local Migration Commission of Martos has set November 16 as the opening date of the Centre for Seasonal Workers, which will be brought forward if the olive harvest requires it. The service will have 29 places and meals, hygiene, transport and laundry services.
The Centre for Seasonal Workers of Martos is scheduled to open on November 16, as agreed by the Local Migration Commission meeting this Wednesday. The date will be adjusted if the olive campaign starts earlier: the mayor, Emilio Torres, explained that "everything will depend on the weather, but we expect the bulk of the harvest to be in the second week of November", so the opening and the rest of the resources will adapt to that schedule.
Places and services
The centre has 29 places: 24 for men, four for women and one adapted. It will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, personal hygiene, transport and laundry to the people who come to work during the campaign.
The information point located at the bus station will remain open from Monday to Friday from 09 to 14 hours. In the afternoon, attention is reinforced from 17 to 20 hours, by the Poblado Mundo mediator.
Security operation
Given the forecast of high turnout, a special security operation will be launched. Representatives of Cruz Roja, Cáritas, Poblado Mundo, CC OO, the Andalusian Employment Service (SAE), the Guardia Civil, the Local Police, the social worker of the programme for Attention to Settled Immigrant Population and the Municipal Social Services took part in the meeting. The meeting was chaired by the mayor, Emilio Torres, and the councillor for Equality, Ana Matilde Expósito.
What you need to know
Seasonal workers who come to Martos for the harvest can go to the information point at the bus station, from Monday to Friday from 09 to 14 hours and in the afternoons from 17 to 20 hours. The centre is expected to open on November 16, with the possibility of being brought forward depending on the pace of the campaign.