The spokesman for Izquierda Unida in Mazarrón, David Fernandez, accused the government team in the town of "discouraging" to farmers to continue exploiting their products through "urban policy designed to speculation."
Fernandez mentioned as an example "for the company Durán, tomato cultivation, which recently abandoned its production in the municipality and whose lands are included for redevelopment in the progress of the new General Urban Plan (Plan)" .
He recalled that "other companies in the tomato also agreed with the council's redevelopment of their land after the cessation of activities, including tantrums stressed, while" El Mayorazgo "Paloma also appears in the advance of General Plan. "
In his view, "not the first time a lock tries to cover up a speculative business, as happened in Eagle, where he bought farms Durán Pascual Hermanos to then close it and make huge gains from the re-characterization.
In addition, accused of "serious crisis" facing the tomato industry to the regional government and the employers, because "while denouncing a new commercial treaty between the EU and Morocco obvious that the President of Duran and Proexport former president, Miguel Duran, is the largest importer of Moroccan tomatoes through Duroc entity. "
Fernandez said that "the phenomenon of offshoring in the agricultural sector Murcia and job destruction is the result of the reform of the CAP, which provides disincentives for Spanish fruit and vegetable production for the benefit of third countries."
Finally, has appealed the public to attend next Saturday at the demonstration will start at 11 am on the premises of the company Durán, in order to "express our solidarity with the workers made redundant Duran, Mendez and Paloma. "
Source: IU Mazarrón