Thousands protest for shorter workday on International Workers' Day
Unions demand better pay while denouncing housing crisis and global conflicts
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Over 4,000 in International Workers' Day protests to demand better salaries
Unions believe prices are growing at a faster pace than wages and call on employers to share profits
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Almost 600,000 foreign workers in Catalonia during 2022
Vast majority are nationals from Morocco, Italy, Romania, and China
PODCAST: Fruit pickers and street vendors – migrants' struggle for decent work
The reality of summer work in rural Lleida and the street sellers who set up shop in Barcelona
Domestic workers in Spain now entitled to unemployment benefits
Government approves measure following EU court sex discrimination ruling
New self-employment social security quota system
Workers to pay from €230 to €500 in 2023, with social security reducing for lower earners and increasing for higher ones until 2025
Half as many homeless seasonal fruit pickers in western Catalonia this summer
Lleida council rents out 18 reduced priced homes
Over a thousand social workers receive gender-based violence training
Workshops focus on support for women who are older, homeless, or who suffer from addiction
1,500 medical personnel treated for anxiety, depression, and insomnia due to pandemic
Foundation director believes that the demand for psychological services is still below the true level of the problem
How has the pandemic affected women more than men?
Laura Martínez of the Catalan Women's Institute on frontline workers, work-life balance and gender-based violence
Near 30% rise in unemployment since February 2020
Almost one year on from the beginning of the pandemic, more than 81,000 jobs have been lost
Bosch to close second Catalan factory before end of year
German manufacturing conglomerate to close 336 jobs in Lliçà d'Amunt to transfer production to Poland
Almost 40% of poll workers attempt to opt out of Catalonia's pandemic election
Over 30,000 people have asked to be replaced during February 14 vote