The owner of the farm in Guánica, where 31 Mexicans came to work in agriculture and save Puerto Rican crops, assured that bringing in labor from another country is due to a crisis of finding workers on the island.
In an interview with Playing Hard Ball, Carlos González assured that “lately the need for labor in the agricultural sector has become more acute,” but Puerto Rican workers are simply not gaining weight.
González explained that the effort has nothing to do with moving the Puerto Rican hands, but they have not responded to the call to work.
On the other hand, he explained that one of the most important requirements for the visa process for Mexican workers is to demonstrate that there is an urgent need.
“We are losing crops (…) there is a problem of absenteeism. Apparently the work culture has been lost,” he said.
In an interview with Metro, Mexico’s Consul General in Puerto Rico, Juan Manuel Calderón, I state that the group pays a minimum of $ 7.25 an hour and they work Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm.
According to the consul, the group will work in Puerto Rico until the beginning of July.