EST 2005
4th - 10th August 2017
PHOTO CREDIT AYUNTAMIENTO DE MOJACAR
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OSAÏA REDING: Rescued as part of the demonstration.
Mojacar lifeguard rescue practised MOJACAR City Council and EBONE, the contracted beach rescue service in the municipality, have been practising live rescue drills this week. Osaïa Reding, the World Kitesurfing Champion, was ‘rescued’ as part of a series of simulated exercises to demonstrate just how real rescues are conducted. The drills will take place across beaches in the municipality with the intention of informing onlookers and allowing rescuers to practise in a real-time environment. Evaluations and protocol observations were also made of lifeguards to improve all stages of a rescue operation. In just 10 minutes, after being seen by the rescuer from a watch tower, the ‘victim’ was rescued from the water, resuscitated and transported to the ambulance. From the moment of the sighting, two rescue workers went immediately to save Reding from the water, and five minutes later, on land, a coordinated effort began with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres. Both response times and the speed and effectiveness of the lifeguards of Mojacar were deemed satisfactory by observing professional bodies attending the event. The participation of Reding was a tribute for her success as the junior worldwide kitesurfing champion.
By Alastair Stewart THE Central Independent Trade Union and Officials in Almeria (CSIF-A) and the workers of Urbaser Roquetas are protesting in Roquetas de Mar. No new workers’ rights agreement has been reached between the waste disposal company Roquetas City Council since December 2015. Key issues focus on working conditions for the company’s 250 employees and the future partnership with the town hall. Officials of Urbaser said that they had requested repeated meetings with representatives in 2015 and 2016 to strike a new deal but were rebuffed. They add that the city has, in fact, put out to
WASTE COLLECTION: The service has been put out to tender.
tender waste collecting services and city obfuscation in an attempt to circumvent reaching a new deal. As a legal bidding process can take another eight to10 months, strike action is being threatened
to produce a resolution for workers. Both CSIF-A and Urbaser are warning that unless an agreement is reached soon, a mobilised strike will launch on August 16 by the General Assembly of Workers.
A picket protest has already taken place at a meeting of the Works Committee on July 31. The union have said they will continue to picket and are planning a rally on August 14 at Town Hall Square.