Prepare for strikes

THE workers of Fuengirola’s cleaning services, including bin operatives are going on strike again from May 21 to May 28.

The strikes comes after three years of negotiations and two earlier work stoppages have failed to give the workers what they want and so they are striking again.

Negotiations began in February 2020, but the cleaning operatives did not go on strike until Easter 2022. The parties involved then reached an agreement that the town council would review wages.

But it would appear that the promises have not been kept and no reviews have taken place thus forcing the cleaning operatives to strike again.

After seven months since the last agreement and after seeing that the situation continues to be the same, the workers have decided to strike in the hope that they can achieve a new collective agreement that ends current working conditions which are described as “precarious and unhealthy.”

In addition, they say that they have spent years with their wages frozen and the average amount of £1,000 salary a month is not enough for them to live on in the current economic climate.

There are also complaints about workers doing the same job, but for the town council, earning well above the salaries of the FCC Medio Ambiente.

The strike will begin on Sunday, May 21 and continue until Sunday, May 28.

Betty Henderson

GET your walking shoes ready, Benalmadena! The ‘Marcha por Cudeca’ charity walk is coming to town on Saturday, June 3 and it’s set to be an unmissable community show of support for people with terminal illnesses.

Walkers will gather on Benalmadena Paseo Maritimo which is located on Calle Torrevieja for a walkathon with a mission: to raise funds for Cudeca, an organisation that provides vital palliative care for people at the end of their lives.

With two different routes to choose from, walkers can take on a challenging 10 kilometres or a more leisurely five kilometre walk.

The fun doesn’t stop at the walk! After the walkathon, there will be a colourful Holi party and a super paella, followed by a range of activities and games for the whole family to enjoy. There will also be live music and a raffle with fantastic prizes up for grabs.

To register for the event, guests can use the website: https://www.cudeca.org/en/ where signing up costs €10 for adults and €7 for children.

All funds raised will go towards supporting Cudeca’s essential work in providing care and support to people in the region suffering from terminal illnesses and their families.