General Strike in Spain Against Austerity Measures
reforms. Though Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho declined to give an overall figure for ..... containers and officers fired rubber bullets, Corbacho said. Four people were detained in the ..... Barcelona and other major cities. Corbacho said that in regions where unions had
Spain strike impact limited to transport, plants
assembly lines halted. Fewbuses were running in Madrid and only half of undergroundtrains, although Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho said aminimum guaranteed service agreed with unions was being met. "We'll continue to strike if that's what's needed
Spanish strike before tough budget: impact limited
10percent of public administration workers and 21 percent ofMadrid transport workers were on strike. Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho said strike action hadbeen higher in car manufacturing and ports and lower in healthand education. "The strike has had an
Spanish minister backtracks on migrant visa plan
visas available to migrant workers. Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho had said it did not make sense to keep recruiting foreign workers ..... Spain has 2.5 million people unemployed. On Wednesday, Corbacho said the visas "will get close to zero," drawing criticism
Spain to Pay Jobless Immigrants to Leave Country
once-booming economy has quickly gone bust. Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho said the measure was approved at a Cabinet meeting under a ..... la Vega told a news conference after the Cabinet meeting. Corbacho gave no figures Friday but the government said in July it believed
Spain: Jobless immigrants paid to go home
a decree approved Friday, more evidence of how its once-booming economy has quickly gone bust. Labor Minister Celestino Corbacho said the Cabinet approved the measure under a fast-track procedure and it will take effect in about a month. The plan targets
New York Newspaper Offices Raided in Corruption Probe
employee at its plant in Queens' College Point area had been searched but that its news side was not part of the investigation. Rosana Rosado, publisher of El Diario-La Prensa, also said that the Spanish-language newspaper is not a subject of the investigation