The Cabildo of Lanzarote has hired 158 new workers through its employability support plan called 'Taking Care of Lanzarote'. In this way, Oswaldo Betancort has welcomed the new workers, "who will ensure the care of our island and the recovery of its landscape beauty, while allowing their labor insertion".
The investment is just over 12.5 million euros, financed by the FDCAN funds (Canary Islands Development Fund), and managed by the Planning and Projects area, directed by Jacobo Medina, whose main objective is "the cleaning, maintenance and beautification" of the island during the period 2023-2025, reports the Cabildo.
The Minister of Employment, Ascensión Toledo, considers that the awarding of "a total of seven lots of the employability support plan called 'Taking Care of Lanzarote', will allow "optimal maintenance of spaces such as Zonzamas, municipal roads, trails and paths, coastal areas throughout the island, degraded agricultural areas in the surroundings of La Geria, the agricultural area of the natural environment of La Corona, protected enclaves of Jable and Natural Park of Los Volcanes, as well as the cleaning and removal of waste in island enclaves", he said.
Definition of the awarded lots
The first of the awarded lots is the one called 'Special waste collection service, debris and cleaning of Zonzamas', which is based on the removal of plastics and all types of waste that accumulate in the area of the island landfill. For this, 23 people (one manager, three drivers and nineteen laborers) have been hired, as well as a hybrid vehicle. The awarded company has been Luman Mantenimiento SLU, for a total amount of 1,792,285 euros.
The cleaning services, conditioning of municipal roads of Yaiza, Tías, Tinajo and San Bartolomé, as well as trails and roads of the island, have been awarded to the company Canarias Control Radioeléctrico S.L for 1,848,400.74 euros. In this lot, 19 people (one manager, three drivers and fifteen laborers) have been hired, as well as an electric vehicle.
The third of the awarded lots is called 'Coastal cleaning', in the coastal areas of the island, and for which 23 people (one manager, three drivers and nineteen laborers) have been hired, to the company Activa Lanzarote for 1,772,979.30 euros.
The lot 'Island Beautification', based on maintenance actions of public, rural and municipal spaces of the island, has been awarded to the company Lumar Mantenimiento SLU for 1,792,285.43 euros, and 23 people (one manager, three drivers and nineteen laborers) have been hired and an electric vehicle has been acquired.
The fifth of the lots is the one that aims at the 'cleaning and removal of waste in an island enclave', for which 19 people (one manager, three drivers and 15 laborers) have been hired and an electric vehicle has been acquired. This lot has been awarded to the company Telquia Servicios Integrales for 1,846,406.38 euros.
The last two blocks are destined for people with disabilities and have been awarded to the company Centro Especial de Empleo Integra e Innova.
The first of them has the name of 'Conservation and improvement of the regions of Guatiza and Mala', degraded agricultural spaces in the ENP Environment of La Geria and agricultural area of the natural environment of La Corona. For this, 23 people (one manager, three drivers and 19 laborers) have been hired, as well as an electric vehicle, and the award has a price of 1,729,548 euros.
The second of the lots destined for people with disabilities is the 'Conservation and improvement of the protected enclaves of Jable and Natural Park of Los Volcanes', for which 23 people (one manager, three drivers and 19 laborers) have also been hired. On this occasion, it has been awarded for an amount of 1,727,622 euros.
