Buscan recruits 300 tomato harvesters to work in a finch in Santa Isabel

Buscan recruits 300 tomato harvesters to work in a finch in Santa Isabel

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The initiation of the tomato harvest has begun in the zone over the island, and the finches are in working order to log the mayor’s amount of possible fruit and avoid the production going down.

‘We had a staff booth, the employees did not read and the work was done and required a large amount of collectors that we do not have. As a consequence, the number of seminars will be reduced ”, manifesto Guillermo Fernández, producer for more than 32 years and general manager of the finch Gargiulo, in Santa Isabel, one of the largest producers in Puerto Rico.

Fernández indicates that the projected production for this period 2021 is 685,000 boxes. The esas, buscan lograr export and 50%. Preview of Hurricane Maria, the finch Gargiulo exports 70% of its production.

  • At the peak age of the cosecha, diaryamentation is taken from 30 mil to 40 mil boxes of tomatoes.

    At the peak age of the cosecha, diaryamentation is taken from 30 mil to 40 mil boxes of tomatoes. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Gargiulo tomato finch in Santa Isabel.

    Gargiulo tomato finch in Santa Isabel. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Since the semolina was planted, the tomato has recovered from 70 to 73 days.

    Since the semolina was planted, the tomato has recovered from 70 to 73 days. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen of 75 to 80 diaries.

    Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen of 75 to 80 diaries. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen of 75 to 80 diaries.

    Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen of 75 to 80 diaries. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen de 75 a 80 baldes diarios.

    Each worker has a balance with capacity for 30 books of fruit. In promedio recogen of 75 to 80 diaries. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Go to the bathroom to pick up the sanitized tomatoes.

    Go to the bathroom to pick up the sanitized tomatoes. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • On the empacadora make a stew and only the tomatoes with beefsteak quality and homegrown llegan in the market.

    On the empacadora make a stew and only the tomatoes with beefsteak quality and homegrown llegan in the market. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • On the empacadora make a stew and only the tomatoes with beefsteak quality and homegrown llegan in the market.

    On the empacadora make a stew and only the tomatoes with beefsteak quality and homegrown llegan in the market. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

  • Guillermo Fernández, general of finca Gargiulo with the final product.

    Guillermo Fernández, general of finca Gargiulo with the final product. (Juan Luis Martínez Pérez)

The finesse needed to collect in these days more than 300 collectors. Sondeverbod, only with a third part of them. I read 98 works and in previous days he read a few words.

Debt to the failure of mano de opra, the finca Gargiulo has ido bending production. “Of the 800 venues we host, we will reduce production and increase certainty. Today we only have 280 tomato tomatoes ”, says Fernández.

As required to work picking tomatoes, only need mano and flavors to work. The opening hours are from 8:00 am to 15:00 pm, from Mondays to Wednesdays, and if paid at $ 7.25 per hour. For daily diarrhea, each powder powder retrieves 78 bald, but if collected more, it pays 65 cents per additional bald, as incentive.

Workers will not lose the government benefits they receive Nutrition Assistance Program (PAN). Currently there are about 6,500 people working in Disgruntled Agriculture for this benefit, according to the Administrator of the Administration of the Socio-Economic Development of the Family (ADSEF), Alberto Fradera.

The fee will be extended for 14 weeks. The incentive for balde will be 85 cents in the case of the third line of recovery, one time the worker overrides the 78 diary balances.

For its part, Ramón “Pirul” González Beiró, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, recognizes the lack of work in the agricultural sector. “The work of maneuvering has been a constant ret in the agricultural sector, and represents a fundamental part for the disposal of our agro-enterprises, affecting its production and commercialization. We need to promote more open-minded people who want to work in the agricultural world, ”he said.

González is looking to promote agricultural efficiency in the horticultural sector during the high-altitude period and promote local consumption of fruit in poorer homes. Indicating that both the administration and the farmers’ disposition of the existing programs, as well as new initiatives to increase the consumption of local products in the future, will establish agreements with the various agencies to create strategies that guide them.

The secretary visited the finca in Santa Isabel, along with Fradera.

“Our emphasis is on promoting commercialization and presenting alternatives for the development of the Agriculture and Economy of the Isla, and for that reason, we are looking for all the resources available to national and international position holders, including We understand the urgent need for the people employed in Agriculture as an opportunity for employment and contributing to the development of our animals, ”the Secretary added.

The people who are interested in working in the tomato crop can communicate at 787-845-2530.

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