He Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport It crosses a critical situation that has caused the alarms between its template. Workers and unions They denounce the presence of bed bugs and liceespecially in terminal 4, which has forced the Temporary closure of several billing counters.
According to unions such as UGT and ASAE, the Lack of cleaning personnel from the pandemic It would have aggravated a situation that they qualify as “unsustainable.” To which adds the presence of around 500 homeless They spend the night in different areas of the airport, making cleaning and disinfection work.
Bites and fear among staff
Some employees say Feel Picazones as soon as you enter the airportwhile others avoid going through certain areas for fear of bites. The situation has generated concern, discomfort and even fear among staff, which denounces a deteriorated work environment.
In social networks, as in the case of the user @adriyuyu in X, they have spread Images of insects in common areas and of people sleeping under tables or banks. “As much as they fumigue, the plague continues,” he said in his publication.
Rosa Sampedro Rodríguezfederal manager of the UGT cleaning sector and worker at the Barajas T4s terminal, has confirmed to Newtral.es that insects would have been located mainly on floor 2 of the T4where Iberia counters are, according to affected workers.
What does Aena say
From the Aena airport manager have denied the existence of a plague as suchAlthough they recognize that disinfection and preventive treatments have been applied from the first moment.
In statements collected by Newtral.es, Aena says that “a specialized company has been working to detect the causative agent”, and that Cleaning and hygienization tasks are constant. The entity has also indicated that it acts provided that it receives a request for review by the airport staff.
Health problems associated with bed bugs
Although these insects do not usually transmit serious diseases, they can cause allergic reactions, bacterial infections or even anemia In some cases, in addition to contributing to the psychological discomfort of those who live with them continuously.
Complaints before the Labor Inspection
The unions have transferred the situation both to the Government Delegation in Madrid as to the Labor inspectionrequesting an urgent action plan. They claim More police presence, cleaning improvements and coordinated response between public administrations to address both the health and social problem.
Meanwhile, the workforce continues to work in uncertainty, with closed counters and a feeling of abandonment. The federal head of the UGT cleaning sector has indicated that the origin of this problem is not only in homeless people, but in the lack of human resources for years to maintain the cleaning of the airport.
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