Workers in Spain’s Strawberry Fields Speak Out on Abuse

Strawberries in Spain, a $650 million industry, are called red gold. But 10 women who work in a region that produces 80% of the crop say they face harsh working conditions and a culture of sexual harassment. "I felt like a slave. Like an animal," one said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/20/world/europe/spain-strawberry-fields-abuse.html Text by Aida Alami. 

 
A seasonal Moroccan worker at a in la Finca la Cañada, in Almonte, Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
Inside one of the rooms that temporary Moroccan workers share, in Finca La Cañada, in Almonte, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
A Spanish farm in Huelva. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
Fatima E., a seasonal worker who worked for two weeks and left because no work or money was offered, poses for a portrait in her temporary room in Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
Notes used by a seasonal worker to learn Spanish.CreditMaria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
L.H with her daughter in the house they share with nine other women in Spain.CreditMaria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
Fatima E., a seasonal worker who worked for two weeks and left because no work or money was offered, poses for a portrait in her temporary room in Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
L.H with her daughter in the house they share with nine other women in Spain.CreditMaria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
One of the women’s passports that are stranded in Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
Inside one of the rooms that temporary Moroccan workers share, in Finca La Cañada, in Almonte, Spain.CreditMaria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
Workers in an ethical farm in Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
Workers in an ethical farm in Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
Workers in an ethical farm in Huelva, Spain. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times.
One of the 10 women who have filed lawsuits. Like the others, she asked for her identity to be kept secret for fear of how family members and others would react. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
A seasonal Moroccan worker at a shared kitchen in Finca la Cañada, in Almonte, Huelva, Spain.Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
Workers on a farm in Huelva, Spain. Under a bilateral agreement, thousands of Moroccan women labor from April to June to cultivate and harvest strawberries in Spain.Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
A Spanish farm in Huelva. Maria Contreras Coll for The New York Times
 

About to Exhume Franco, Spain Faces 33,000 Others Buried With Him

At the Valley of the Fallen, enemies and allies alike were buried near Spain’s former dictator, Francisco Franco, whose remains are about to be moved.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/19/world/europe/spain-franco-exhume-fallen.html Text by Raphael Minder.

 
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Famous Robert Capa Photo Brings New Life to a Tenement and Its Residents

The bomb-scarred building in a picture of children during the Spanish Civil War will be turned into a cultural center.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/world/europe/robert-capa-madrid-photo.html Text by Raphael Minder.

 
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Spain Turns to Corruption Rehab for Officials Who Can’t Stop Stealing

Con artists and swindlers have long captured headlines in Spain. Now the country has a novel solution: A rehabilitation program aiming to “reinsert” corrupt officials back into society.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/world/europe/spain-corruption-rehab.html Text by Nicholas Casey

 
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The Spanish Beach Town That Keeps Calling You Back

Sitges, just south of Barcelona, has 17 beaches and a quiet, timeless charm that draws all kinds of visitors to return year after year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/travel/sitges-spain.html

Text by Alexander Lobrano

 
 
 
 
 
 

In Barcelona, City of Mega-Festivals, Small Venues Struggle

Thousands of visitors flock to the city for events like Sónar and Primavera Sound. But complaints from locals about noise and overcrowding create tough conditions for local acts.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/arts/music/barcelona-small-venues-sonar-primavera.html Text by Julia Webster Ayuso

 
 

The Capital of Women’s Soccer

The success of Barcelona’s team has made Catalonia a laboratory for finding out what happens when the women’s game has prominence similar to the men’s.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/world/europe/barcelona-women-soccer-champions-league.html

Text by Rory Smith and María Garrido

 
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