Workers Dismissed by Food Distributor

Dujonka is a subsidiary company of an Italian multi-national called Serenissima Ristorazione Spa.. It provides food service in schools, prisons and at different events. Recently Dujonka Sevilla dismissed some workers in the elementary school El Manantial in Bormujos (Andalusia) because the workers made a complaint about the poor quality and quantity of the food for the children and the bad working conditions.

The working conditions were bad. The workers monitor the children during  lunch time; their job is to distribute the food to the kids and make sure they finish their meal. But there were too many children for one worker to take care of - imagine one worker with dozens of children. It isn’t only impossible for the workers to do such a job, but it isn’t fair to the children either. Another problem is the food: each child received only half the bread or fruit, sometimes the kids went home hungry and also sometimes the food wasn’t cooked so well. In some school in Malaga the parents complained the food was overcooked, dry, tasteless and sometimes even mixed with plastic wrapper. Recently 6 schools in Malaga and one prison in Sevilla terminated its contract with Dujonka for the bad quality and quantity of the food.

The workers dismissed by Dojunka are the members of CNT Camas. They were  concerned about the children and the violation of their working conditions. They were paid less than the legal standard and had too many children to take care of. When they spoke to the parents about the food, the company fired them.

At the last protest, the workers and CNT Camas had collected more than 50 signatures of support from the parents. They are hoping to defend the workers' rights while not forgetting that the health of the children is also important.