Catalonia protests put pressure on Torra over budget
Draconian budget cuts initiated in 2010 and continued in successive years under the government of Catalonia’s ex-President Artur Mas appear to be…
Labour & Unemployment
CCOO tells youth to organize for better, stable jobs
The leader of Spain’s largest trade-union federation has called on Spanish youth to reject the precarious employment situation that they have been…
Pay gap means women working ‘free’ for rest of year
The chronic pay gap that exists between men and women performing the same task in workplaces across Spain effectively means that from…
Spanish Left, feminists split on approach to prostitution
Spain’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Social Security has officially called for the Fiscalia government prosecutors’ office to begin legal proceedings to…
Gov’t, unions, owners agree to end coal mining this year
Spain’s government, miners’ unions and coal operators have inked a deal that will end coal mining in Spain before the new year…
Congress gives nod to cost-of-living index for pensions
The congressional committee on public pensions reform has agreed in principle an all-party accord to modify the formula for calculating public retirement…
Valerio warns of pensions decree if Congress deadlocks
One day after pensioners scuffled with helmeted riot police outside Spain’s Congress Wednesday, Spain’s Labour minister has threatened that the government of…
Gov’t says bomb sales to Saudis ‘on hold’, not cancelled
►► UPDATE 22/10/18: Spain not stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing ►► UPDATE 13/09/18: Gov’t now confirms that bombs…
Labour, business leaders agree minimum wage rise
Leaders of Spanish labour and business federations on Monday signed a long-awaited accord that if confirmed by the membership of their respective…
Deliveroo use of ‘autonomos’ to be challenged by gov’t
The Spanish government agency that oversees work conditions and compliance with social security legislation is preparing to take the Deliveroo food delivery…
Sánchez showcases progressive centre-Left government
► New cabinet includes 11 women, 6 men and first openly gay ministers ► ► Sánchez restructures ministries, brings 5 independents onto…
Catalan nationalism divides Spain’s labour movement
The issue of Catalonia’s independence from Spain appears to be dividing the country’s labour movement, both nationwide and at the regional level…
LABOURFILE :: Intersindical – CSC
Intersindical-CSC is a Catalonia-based labour union that claims to be both independent and class-based, with a presence throughout the Paisos Catalans, defined…
Ombudsman: economic recovery fueling social demands
Spain’s Defensor del Pueblo ombudsman has sounded a warning to the government and Spain’s political parties that continued adherence to austerity policies…
UGT, rights groups urge protection for domestic workers
Spain’s Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) trade-union federation has called on the the government to fully incorporate into Spain’s social security system…
Pensioners’ nationwide protests to continue in Valencia
A series of rolling street protests by pensioners angry with the government over five straight years of miniscule rises in retirement benefits…
Rajoy digs in, ties pensions rise to budget negotiations
After weeks of street protests across Spain to demand an increase in retirement pensions and a revamp of the way in which…
Hundreds of thousands march on women’s day in Spain
► Nearly 6 million stopped work, marches took place in more than 120 cities ► Hundreds of thousands of women and supporters…
Labour unions set work stoppages for Int’l Womens’ Day
► Unions plan workplace assemblies to discuss gender inequality on the job ► It’s official: hundreds of thousands of workers affiliated with…
Unions say women receive 37% less pension than men
► Women receive €500/month less, avg pensions-gap 41% in some regions ► Spain’s leading trade union federations are calling special attention to…
PSOE calls for equal-pay monitoring, dispute arbitration
► Socialist proposal catches PP gov’t on back foot over Rajoy on-air remark ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) says it plans to…
UGT, CCOO support 8th March national women’s strike
► Two one-hour work stoppages scheduled for morning, afternoon shifts ► Spain’s two largest trade union federations, the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO, “Workers Commissions”)…
How big is Spain’s pay gap between men and women?
►Women earn 14.9% less hourly, 22.9% less per year for same work as men ► The gap in pay for the same…
Bright jobs figures hide Spain’s temporary work problem
► 60% of workforce in temporary-contract jobs, can’t find full-time employment The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated Monday that while unemployment in…
Union plan aims to help gender violence victims at work
? Clerical workers union launches plan to get women counseling, protection ? A Spanish labour union representing administrative and clerical workers in…
Battle brews over proposed change to pensions formula
► Focus on number of years used to calculate worker retirement benefits ► A fresh battle is brewing in Congress over a…
PSOE wants to shore up pensions with new tax on banks
► Budget fixes, minimum wage hike part of plan to revert pensions deficit ► Pedro Sánchez, general secretary of Spain’s Socialist party…
Podemos seeks jobless benefits equity for part-timers
► Legislation would halt discrimination against mostly female part-time workers The Unidos Podemos parliamentary group in Congress last week introduced legislation that…
PROFILE :: Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) ~ General Confederation of Labour
► Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) ~ General Confederation of Labour The Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT, General Confederation of Labour) is…
Balearics protest over Catalan-only healthcare decree
► Marchers protest linguistic decree affecting healthcare workers ► Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital city of the Mediterranean island of…
Spanish youth ranked near top of 2017 ‘Wellbeing Index’
► But jobless rate, low education spending seen as drag on youth’s futures ► Young people in Spain find themselves ranked relatively…