Workers protest outside Zara after Inditex posts record €5.4bn profit
Unions demonstrate at flagship store on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia to demand better conditions
Employees of Inditex, the parent company of brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull&Bear, protested outside Barcelona's flagship Zara store on Passeig de Gràcia on Friday.
The demonstration organized by the CCOO and UGT unions comes after the company posted a profit of €5.38 billion in 2023, an increase of 30.3% on the previous year.
Around one hundred people took part, with "negotiations paralyzed," according to the CCOO's Isabel Flores.
Flores said she didn't know how the "company can post profits of €5.3 billion, a crazy amount, up 30%, and refuse to work on things that they know are necessary."
The unions' demands include a retirement plan, and a bonus and salary increase for long service.
Protests also took part around Spain, including in Andalusia, Madrid and Galicia, where the fashion giant was founded.