…In 2020, Ethical Consumer organised a crowdfunder to support workers in several settlements in the Almería province where basic and essential resources are often lacking.

The workers of the trade union SOC SAT Almeria have informed us that the Níjar town council has dramatically reduced the amount of water that can be accessed by residents in the settlement of Atochares. Two taps, which were installed using the funds we raised, have been disconnected, leaving residents reliant on a single tap which is much further away. We understand that access to water from the one remaining tap has been severely reduced meaning people can access just a fraction of the water they used to access from this tap which now has very long queues.

In recent days the access to electricity has also been cut, leaving 500 people – including families with children – without electricity.

We are deeply concerned by these developments.

We urgently demand that:

• Full access to water is immediately restored
• Secure access to electricity is guaranteed

As you may be aware, a similar event took place in Huelva in 2021. In that case we launched a public petition and El Pais reported on the issue. We respectfully urge you to take action to ensure that the same does not happen again…