Miners in Vilafruns demand better safety standards after fatal accidents
Workers say it's "raining stones" as three accidents occur in the last month and a half
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The ‘transformation’ of working remotely with decentralized office models
Measures to deal with the pandemic have brought about new ways of working that could be here to stay
OECD predicts an 11-14% fall in Spain’s GDP in 2020
Organization says growth of 2021 will not match this year’s losses
Unemployment rises in first quarter of 2020 to 10.66%
Number of people without work up by 5,800 to a total of 411,600
Temporary layoffs, long-term unemployment, falling GDP: economic impact of Covid-19
The coronavirus hit is being felt beyond the health services, with the economy hugely affected and many without work
Unemployment soars as coronavirus crisis takes toll on businesses
A further 21,833 were left without work in March, a jump of 5.52% in the last month
Spanish government bans firing employees due to coronavirus
With number of temporary redundancies rising to over 547,000 in Catalonia, new measures aim to stop firms from using crisis to reduce workforce
How the Spanish general election works
Voters return to the ballot box for the fourth time in four years in Spain, but how will votes translate into seats?
Jobless total in July down to lowest since 2008
While an extra 1,558 people were looking for work last month in Catalonia, the overall number has fallen to 358,830
Unemployment in Catalonia falls to lowest rate since 2008
Jobless total fell by 15,300 people in second quarter, a drop of 3.4%
Unemployment in Catalonia drops to lowest level since 2008
The number of people without work in the country fell by 3.72% last month
Unemployment figures decrease 0.44% in February
Catalan unemployment levels now sit at 396,642 people
Workplace injury figures ‘unsustainable’ says major trade union
432 have died in last 5 years in Catalonia due to accidents at work, according to UGT report
Work stoppages held across Catalonia in protest of judicial process against dismissed Catalan officials
This is the third work stoppage since the October 1 referendum, as workers briefly take to the streets to express their indignity
Alstom to supply new trains for Lima Metro
The new ‘Metropolis’ trains will be manufactured at the company factory in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, in Barcelona. Alstom has signed a €200 million contract with Graña y Montero Ferrovías to supply 20 train sets (120 cars) for Line 1 of the Lima Metro, in Peru, and 19 additional new carriages to complete the existing train sets already in use on the line. The Catalan factory will design and manufacture the new carriages, which are inspired by the Barcelona Metro. With the new trains the Lima Metro will more than double its transportation capacity, from 20,000 passengers per hour to 48,000.