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Migrant population<br />
15,000 registered foreign residents (8.67% of the population). The<br />
main migrant groups are:<br />
▷ Seasonal agricultural workers from West-African countries, often<br />
with an irregular status and at risk of social exclusion.<br />
▷ Refugees from Ukraine (about 500).<br />
▷ Romanian Roma families living in informal settlements in the<br />
outskirts.<br />
▷ Latin American women working mainly in home care for local<br />
residents.<br />
Socio-economic context<br />
Albacete’s location at the crossroads of agricultural workers’ seasonal<br />
migration paths between Comunidad Valenciana, Andalusia and Portugal<br />
makes the city an important place of transit and work in garlic and<br />
onion production, among others.<br />
Especially in the summer months there is a strong presence of seasonal<br />
workers.<br />
Unemployment of 13.6% at the level of the province.<br />
Challenges and needs<br />
The most precarious migrant groups face severe housing exclusion<br />
(informal shanty town with 240 permanent residents, homeless shelter<br />
with up to 600 residents during the summer, when seasonal workers<br />
come to Albacete).<br />
▷ Learn about ways to increase available housing for (temporary<br />
and permanent) migrants in precarious situations, with limited<br />
resources.<br />
Migrant workers are being exploited by a deep-rooted middlemen system<br />
which acts as intermediary between the workers and employers,<br />
and charges money of migrants for its intermediation with employers,<br />
registration and other services.<br />
▷ Good practice on how to undermine and break exploitative<br />
middlemen structures in agriculture, e.g. through better<br />
cooperation with employers.<br />
▷ Learn about effective welcoming, guidance and referral of migrants<br />
to the different resources available in the city (e.g. one-stop-shops).<br />
Invisibility, informality and precariousness cause a negative image of<br />
some migrant groups.<br />
▷ Learn about efficient ways to combat false stereotypes.<br />
The municipality’s services lack direct contact with some of the workers.<br />
▷ Raise awareness of staff working in generalist municipal services<br />
on migrant rights.<br />
<strong>WELDI</strong> - Baseline <strong>report</strong> Albacete, ES 17
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