The Spanish government is encouraging businesses to recruit temporary workers from Africa in an effort to discourage illegal migration.
A delegation of Spanish employers will arrive in Senegal on Friday to recruit labour for construction work and the summer harvest.
The initiative has the backing of the Senegalese government, which sees the opening of legal channels for migration as a dignified alternative to the plight of thousands of Africans who risk their lives every year attempting the perilous crossing to Europe.
Every summer, Italy and Spain face a humanitarian crisis as thousands of Africans try to reach the Canary Islands or southern Europe.
The migration wave has led to a de facto breakdown of maritime law, with Malta refusing to accept castaways picked up by fishing vessels.
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