Izindleko eziphezulu zamandla ziyisizathu esenza abalimi abaningi be-greenhouse bangatshali izitshalo ezivulekile kulobu busika. Ikakhulukazi, abakhiqizi bakatamatisi bayawushiya lo msebenzi noma bashintshela esitjalweni esidinga amandla amancane. Umeluleki omkhulu uJoop Verhoeven van Delphy ukhuluma ngokuncipha ukusuka kumahektha angama-800 kuye kwayi-100.
U-Verhoeven ubonisa ukuthi ngenxa yokunciphisa okubukhali endaweni ngaphansi kukatamatisi esikhathini esizayo, kuzoba notamatisi omncane waseDutch emashalofini ezitolo ezinkulu. 'Iminyaka eminingi, indawo etshalwe utamatisi wasekwindla ibisezingeni eliphansi. Kodwa eminyakeni eyedlule, lokhu kushoda kwakungagcwaliswa ngotamatisi otshalwe endaweni evulekile. Akunjalo kulo nyaka.'
Nakuba indawo etshalwayo yamatamatisi asekwindla isencane, izinhlobo eziningi zikatamatisi zasekwindla ziye zatshalwa kulobu busika. I-Verhoeven ilindele amahektha angu-150 katamatisi wasekwindla ebusika buka-2022-2023. Ukukhethwa kwamatamatisi ekwindla akuyona into engavamile. "Kuyindlela yokwenza imali, futhi njengomkhiqizi, ungagcina abasebenzi bakho besebenza."
* Funda futhi: IMorocco ifuna ukuphendula ekwehlisweni kwezilimo zikatamatisi
Ngamaphesenti angama-99, sikhuluma ngamaqoqo amakhulu. “Kulula ukugayelwa abalimi bakakhukhamba. Konke kumayelana nokuqopha nokushaya isibhakela ngaphandle kokugreda.” U-Verhoeven uveza ukuthi abalimi be-cucumber benza into efanayo nabayenza eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule. 'Ngokujwayelekile laba balimi batshala ukhukhamba kathathu ngonyaka. Manje sebencamela ukutshala ukhukhamba kabili bese betshala utamatisi wasekwindla kanye ngoSepthemba.'
Utamatisi ovela phesheya
Ukwanda kwezindawo zasekwindla zikatamatisi akwanele ukumboza konke ukusilela. Ngakho-ke, uVerhoeven ulindele ukuthi iSpain neMorocco nazo zinikeze utamatisi owengeziwe eNetherlands kulo nyaka. "I-Algeria ne-Israel cishe bazohlinzeka ngemikhiqizo ethile, kodwa amazwe amaningi aseMedithera ayaqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngotamatisi wawo eNetherlands."
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uVerhoeven akalindele ukuthi imakethe katamatisi izoshintsha unomphela. 'Lapho izintengo zamandla ziba ngokwejwayelekile kancane, izibani zizokhanya. Bekuyisivuno esinenzuzo futhi kuseyiyo futhi ingena kahle kubasebenzi bonyaka wonke.'