According to a statement released by CSIF, the center, which serves 62 users with various disabilities, including 6 individuals requiring third-person assistance (NPT), operates with a staff of only 6 workers, comprising monitors and caregivers. This number is deemed "clearly insufficient" to ensure a proper and dignified service.
The union also recalled the "Integramos" project, promoted by the Administration to create reserve lists of qualified personnel (speech therapists, nursing assistants, social integrators, etc.) for the center. Despite the selection process being completed and new staff accepting their incorporation in June 2025, the project has not yet been implemented, with the argument that it has been rejected multiple times by the Municipal Intervention.
As of today, there are only 3 people for this service, with the City Council resorting to daily transfers of other municipal staff, such as concierges or folklore monitors, to cover vacancies and special user needs. These profiles lack the necessary knowledge, qualification, and experience to attend to the aforementioned users.
In addition to the lack of qualified staff, CSIF has reported that personnel are being diverted from other essential areas such as Social Services, the Telde Psychosocial Rehabilitation Day Center, or the Senior Citizens' Center to cover the needs of the Occupational Center. This practice, carried out without following legal procedures or informing worker representatives, increases the workload of these employees, who must attend to two different services.
The situation is exacerbated by the "poor conditions" of the facilities. Users and municipal staff have been coexisting for weeks with sewage water (urine, feces, paper) flowing through the back corridor of the bathrooms, emitting a strong sewer odor, which points to years of municipal neglect.
Given this situation, CSIF has publicly urged the Administration to expedite the processing of the "Integramos" project file and the incorporation of new staff. They have also requested urgent repairs to the sewage pipes and an end to the practice of transferring employees from other areas to cover structural staffing needs, as this results in deficient service across all affected areas.
