The workers of the Agency for Integration Migration and Asylum (AIMA) released a pre-warning of overtime strike with a timeline that stretches from August 22 to December 31.
According to the National Federation of Unions in Public and Social Functions, the entity that called for the strike, the lack of human resources (workers), and the ongoing recruitment process are the main reasons for the decision.
The Agency, which was created last year to replace SEF (Foreigners and Borders Service), has been struggling with work since then. There are more than 400,000 pending processes and the workers are overloaded, with some already in burnout.
Considering that we’re still in the transition process from one agency to another, issues were likely to arise. However, in this case, according to the sources, it is unbearable. The workers have already expressed their concerns and conditions, but, according to the Federation of Unions, the response was a completely opaque recruitment process.
Given the importance of the situation and the current context of the country in terms of immigration, this “lack of transparency” cannot be an answer. Meanwhile, the number of pending processes and new migrants only increases. As a result, the workers sent a pre-warning for the overtime strike. They want to be heard but will not stop the agency from functioning.
