Freshuelva has selected 878 new workers in Guatemala and Honduras for the upcoming soft fruit season in Huelva. The recruitment procedures anticipate the needs of member companies and continue to diversify the countries of origin.
Freshuelva, the association of strawberry producers and exporters in Huelva, has completed the selection of 878 new workers in Guatemala and Honduras. Starting in January, they will join member companies for the soft fruit harvest season.
The procedures are part of workforce planning for the upcoming season and contribute to the diversification of countries of origin within overseas recruitment programmes.
166 workers selected in Guatemala
On Friday, Freshuelva concluded a three-day selection process in Guatemala, choosing 166 new workers, all of whom have experience in the agricultural sector.
They will be joined by Guatemalan workers who took part in previous seasons and will return to the soft fruit harvest in Huelva.
The Freshuelva delegation also met the Vice Minister of Social Security and Employment, María Victoria Claudia Nineth Peneleu, and the Spanish consul in Guatemala.
During the meeting, they reviewed the progress of overseas recruitment procedures and possible improvements for future selections, particularly regarding visa processing and the coordination of requirements to facilitate workers’ travel.
712 workers selected in Honduras
In recent days, Freshuelva selected a further 712 workers in Honduras through a process lasting one week. They will join the workforce for the upcoming season.
The selection began in Nacaome in the presence of Honduras’s Minister of Labour, Fernando Puerto, Deputy Minister Juan Carlos Rodríguez, and Spain’s consul in Honduras, Laura Mayoral Aguilera.
Through these two procedures, Freshuelva aims to anticipate the workforce needs reported by its member companies and support the orderly integration of workers into the season.
The 878 newly selected workers will join those returning after taking part in previous seasons. Freshuelva will continue to work with the Spanish authorities and those in the workers’ countries of origin to improve coordination and speed up overseas recruitment procedures.
