HE Norther no longer a complete stranger 90 workers living in an industrial municipality in Catalonia. This happened because they had to move. Zaragoza to make a living 314 kilometers away from his place of residence until recently. they are a part Affected by the closure of 745 centers Amazon It was in the municipality of Martorelles, Barcelona. They agreed to continue their business transfer offer The company started to work on the logistics platform in the new warehouse of the electronic commerce giant, which it has put into operation in the Aragon capital. SquareHE It became operational on March 20 as confirmed by company sources.
big ship More than 52,000 square meters grew up in Zaragoza for the American multinational company It started to work with approximately 200 workers, about half come from neighboring Catalonia. It is estimated that it will reach more than 500 people during the maximum activity period starting from From Black Friday to Christmas. The staff will increase gradually. The company assures that this application will mean: Creation of over 1,000 jobs within the next three years.
The new center has undertaken the event held in Martorelles and Zaragoza, which was announced to be closed on the day Amazon announced its opening date at the beginning of the year. The company justified these decisions “as part of the process.” modernization of your logistics network in Spain”.
7 thousand 250 Euro compensation for the transfer
Those who choose to relocate to the capital of the Ebro They will receive a bonus of 7,250 euros, of which 4,850 will be paid on a single payroll. The remaining 2,400 euros would be distributed for one year as long as they continued to work for the company during this period.
To close the salary gap Barcelona and Zaragoza logistics agreement, According to union sources from the closed centre, the company will pay 2,250 euros for warehouse workers and 3,250 euros for those with the foreman category during the first year. will also enter between 690 and 790 euros for outstanding debts for the CPI and a deviation of 250 euros from the holiday bag.
From the sixth month in the capital of Aragon They must not return their bonuses, but if they do it earlier they will have to pay 808.33 per month. If they choose to leave the company, they will enjoy an advantage. Compensation plan for 33 days per year plus an additional payment of 375 euros yearly.
Amazon workforce in Martorelles young profileThis resulted in large numbers of workers seeking refuge in transfers to Aragon, often because they did not have many family ties. This has also helped with built-in compensations. 40 more employees will be moved to nAmazon’s new automated warehouse in El Far de Empordà (Girona)According to Amazon union sources, it is 120 kilometers from the aforementioned town of Barcelona, which is expected to start operating next May.
These economic compensations, Agreement reached on Feb. between workers’ representatives and the management of the centre, approved by voting by staff.
Valeo precedent
It’s not the first time workers from Martorelles have come to Zaragoza due to the transfer of a company’s operation. in 2017 valeomanufactures automotive components, ddecided to intensify its activities. It integrates all activities of air conditioning and thermal systems. At the factory in the capital of Aragon, which meant the closure of the factory he owned in the town of Barcelona. A dozen workers then took advantage of the transfers offered by the company.
Valeo also closed the Martorelles factory in 2017 and moved the operation to Zaragoza, which resulted in the transfer of a dozen workers.
The new Amazon headquarters in the Plaza The biggest store opened by Jeff Bezos’ millionaire store in Zaragozawith a large warehouse of 52.000 square meters on the equivalent land to the area covered by about 20 football fields.
Logistics center designed for the ‘ modalitycross dock‘ (instant distribution), Used to store and manage small and large products, then processed and sent to other logistics centers, Supporting Amazon operations across Europe.
Construction and development work on the site, located next to the La Peñaza golf course, was completed by last summer. The opening of the plant was delayed due to the supply crisis, Especially the lack of electronic components (microchips), the company said at the time.
La Muela factory with no opening date
It joins two other logistics facilities the company already owns in the community: the last mile delivery station, which it launched in 2021 in the same industrial area, andHE amazon fres food storeHOpened in Transportation City in 2022,
Inside La Muela will open its fourth 36,000-square-foot factory. where returns for orders from the south of the continent will be centralized. It’s already built. The forecast is that it will be operational during this year, but There is no official opening date for now.. In addition to these distribution infrastructures, the company activated its technology division’s three data centers just four months ago. Amazon Web Services (AWS) located in El Burgo de Ebro, Villanueva de Gállego and Huesca (Plhus industrial area).