In the heart of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve and a few kilometers from the Natural Park, are tons of waste produced by the nearly 3,000 migrants who live crowded in shacks, in inhumane conditions, and who came to Huelva to work as seasonal workers harvesting strawberries and red fruits. This waste causes disease and fires; This year alone there have been 42 fires.
But living here is not only a danger to the environment, but also to the lives of the workers, who build their shacks with flammable materials and close to the landfill itself. “It’s difficult, because “If it burns, everything burns.”“There is a lot of waste here and that brings diseases,” denounce two seasonal workers.
Environmental protection associations are demanding solutions. Juan Romero of Ecologistas en Acción says: “Why don’t municipal councils put a daily garbage collection service? » They also ask employers to offer decent conditions to their workers: “The minimum is that those who benefit from the work of these people pay for accommodation. »
