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CADIZ DEMONSTRATIONS

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Our interest in the event

  • The event occured during our visit in the city of Cádiz , where we saw hundred of people protesting . That made us find out more information about the protest and Spain's social , political and economical conditions .

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General Information

Most of the employment in the province’s metal sector is in shipbuilding. Cádiz, a city of 116,000 located on the coast near the Strait of Gibraltar, is a blue-collar city where trade unions have deep roots .There are 700 companies in the metalworking sector in the province of Cádiz, employing around 20,000 people.

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The reason of the demonstration

  • The inflation rate in Spain has risen to its highest in years, driven up by energy costs. In October, it stood at 5.5%. That has infuriated many people whose wages have stagnated. Hundreds of jobs have also been lost in the province of Cádiz, which has an unemployment rate of 23%, one of Spain's highest.
  • The protesters marched to demand higher wages in line with the country's surging inflation rate .
  • Trade unions representing the metalworkers and employers have been negotiating for days without reaching an agreement, though they have said that talks will continue.

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Events of the demonstration

  • Workers have been cutting off roads and bridges leading into Cádiz over the past week. They have also set alight some cars and barricades. There have been no injuries or significant damage. The general tone of the protests was peaceful.
  • Protesters clashed with police on Tuesday . Stones and bottles were thrown at the police who responded with baton charges and the firing of low velocity exploding rounds .
  • Police, also , used rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to erect barricades across streets in the coastal city.

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Pictures

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Pictures

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Headlines from the local press

  • The march in support of the metal strike in Cádiz ends in a pitched battle between police and protesters ( El PAIS )
  • Cádiz: a black hole in paradise ( EL MUNDO)
  • Thousands of people demonstrate in Algeciras for the metal collective agreement ( ABC )

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Headlines from the greek press

  • Strike in the metal industry but also agricultural mobilization ( ERT)
  • Serious incidents between police and metallurgists in Cadiz , Spain ( Efimerida ton Syntakton )

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Sources

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A project by :

Giorgos Svoronos (Gerakas ,Greece)

Marieta Salguero ( Jerez , Spain)

Carmen Delgado ( Jerez , Spain )