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Strike set in the preserves industry in Murcia
By h.b.
Jul 22, 2008 - 7:15 AM

12,000 workers in the vegetable preserves industry in the Murcia region are part of 35,000 people nationally who are starting strike action in demand for a minimum wage of 1,000 € and a break time to eat a snack. The strike has been called in the Murcia region for the 28-31 of this month following what unions say has been ‘obstruction’ from the employers in talks to reach a settlement.

UGT union spokesman, Sebastián Serena, said that 176 companies in the Murcia region would be affected by the strike. He noted that 80% of the workers in the sector are women, and that there is an ever-increasing number of immigrant workers.