In early 2026, over 17,000 workers from Morocco, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guatemala who have previously worked in Huelva will return to the region for the strawberry and berry season. All of them have participated in previous campaigns and are familiar with the work they will be doing, according to the Government Sub-delegation in the province.
This year, 149 Senegalese workers—131 men and 18 women—were integrated into the source recruitment system for the first time, following agreements between Spain and Senegal. They were chosen in February and started arriving in Huelva in early October.
The Subdelegation plans to expand recruitment to more nationalities in Spain if the labour situation permits, with workers selected by employers in their home countries.
Spain has agreements on migratory flows with countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Morocco, Mauritania, the Dominican Republic, and Ukraine, as well as collaboration frameworks with others such as Gambia, Guinea, Cape Verde, Senegal, Mexico, and Argentina. In this context, Huelva accounts for nearly 85% of the country's recruitment at source.
María José Rico, the sub-delegate of the Government in Huelva, recently met with Amadou Chérif, the Minister-Secretary of State for Senegalese Abroad, along with representatives from Senegal's Ministries of African Integration and Foreign Affairs. They also met with sector business associations to enhance cooperation on recruitment at the source.
During the meeting at SEPE headquarters in Huelva, Senegalese officials emphasized the importance of the circular migration program, which enables their citizens to gain professional experience in agriculture, a crucial sector for Senegal's development.
The circular migration program permits Senegalese workers to obtain four-year work permits and to stay up to 9 months each season in Spain. After this period, they can renew their permits for an additional 4 years or convert them into 2-year residence and work permits, without needing to return.
After the meeting, the delegations visited the Tierras del Condado farm in Almonte to observe the housing and working conditions of the Senegalese seasonal workers involved in the program.
Source: huelvainformacion.es
