The majority of the 200 squatters who had taken up residence in the Punta Arabí Club have cleared the premises. At the moment, approximately ten apartments are occupied by people, including “vulnerable individuals or families with children,” according to Pepe Oriola, the lawyer representing Punta Arabí’s new tenant chain, Mij Hotels.
Oriola explained that both the hotel company and the facility’s owner, Paquita Sanchez, have agreed to relocate “to these genuine humanitarian situations.” “The remainder have fled because they realized they faced a severe sentence.”
In this regard, Oriola noted that, in addition to usurpation charges, they face complaints about vandalism and thefts at the facilities. “Everything has been dismantled in order to sell it, and there are no televisions remaining,” he warned.
According to Aitor Ferrer of the company Hispaval, which has been coordinating Desokupa’s access control deployment, “the priority now is to recover the empty houses.” “Because there are so few squatters to remove,” “control of the complex is necessary to prevent additional people from re-entering.”
Punta Arabí Club: March opening
Oriola stated that “it is already possible to enter the kitchens, and over 200 locks have been changed in the already-delivered apartments.” ” Now we’re waiting for 50 people to begin work, after the company has been discharged, in order to get everything ready for the March opening.
Indeed, representatives of the Mij Hotel chain plan to meet with union delegates today to sign the subrogation of the entire workforce hired by Azuline until last summer, a total of 250 employees.
Mij Hotels has taken over as leaseholder of the Punta Arabí Club and Azuline’s other two establishments in es Canar, the Atlantic and the Coral Beach. Additionally, this Menorcan chain is responsible for the Paraíso Beach, which, like the others, is owned by businesswoman Paquita Sánchez.
When it became known that Azuline would no longer manage these hotels, the affected employees staged a series of demonstrations in November, fearful of losing their jobs.
Consensus on the continuation of the Hippy Market in Punta Arabí
Pepe Oriola, the representative of Mij Hotels, announced yesterday that he intends to close the contract with the Hippy Market vendors’ association on Thursday and ensure the continued existence of “an emblem of Eivissa.”