The Labour Reform implemented in Spain has been an attempt to remedy the employment crisis (R.D. 3/2012, February 10, of urgent measures for labour market reform) And, what happened in the Spanish labour market since February 2012?
In 2015 the number of workers registered to Social Security is lower than in 2011 by jobs: THERE ARE NO MORE JOBS THAN BEFORE THE REFORM JOBS LESS
Despite the intense temporary job losses caused by the crisis and 2012 labour reform 23.6% of CONTRACTS still are TEMPORARY. Temporality rate (%) for EU countries, 2014 ONE OUT OF FOUR JOBS ARE TEMPORARY
The percentage of part- time workers is 16.3%, but 61.8% of those working part time do so involuntarily: INVOLUNTARY PART- TIME EMPLOYMENT HAS BECOME A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF THE LABOUR MARKET IN SPAIN. Part-time employment rate (%) and involuntary employment proportion, 2014 INVOLUNTARY PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT ROCKETS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE remains higher than before the reform. At 22.37%. according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) published in July 2015 UNEMPLOYMENT AFFECTS TO 1 OUT OF 4 WORKERS
Youth unemployment rate remains higher than before the reform. In July 2015 stood at 49.2% HALF OF THE YOUTH REMAIN UNEMPLOYED
The percentage of unemployed workers for more Than a year and 2 years, has grown steadily since the labour reform: THERE IS A GROWING LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT. UNEMPLOYMENT AFFECTS TO 1 OUT OF 4 WORKERS
The percentage of unemployed workers without benefits It is growing since the labour reform: COVER RATE DECREASES. HALF OF THE UNEMPLOYED DO NOT HAVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
CONTRACTS are getting shorter. INDUSTRY, so far the sector with increased stability in new contracts, it has become more precarious THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACTS IS TWO MONTHS OR LESS
2015: JOB INSECURITY AND TEMPORARY CONTRACTS HAVE REACHED THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR In the INDUSTRY, the percentage of TEMPORARY CONTRACTS It has reached 91%. And specifically work and service contacts, amount 83% Both type of contracts have increased since % and 14%, respectively.
In the INDUSTRY, the percentage of all contracts lasting 7 days or less has risen from 7% to 28% in 5 years. 2015: ONE OUT OF FOUR CONTRACTS IN THE INDUSTY LASTS LESS THAN 7 DAYS
Never before in Spain so many workers have been loosing their jobs in just one day. Why has this happened now? PRECARIOUS CONTRACTS INCREASED TEMPORALITY LACK OF BUSINESS CONFIDENCE LACK OF AN ECONOMIC MODEL WHICH CREATES STABLE EMPLOYMENT
WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO CHANGE THE SITUATION AND COME BACK TO QUALITY JOBS, WITH RIGHTS? EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL No compete with WAGES DEVALUATION NEW ECONOMIC/PRODUCTION MODEL Encourage a State and European INDUSTRIAL POLICY
STATE AND EUROPEA INDUSTRIAL POLICY Based on promoting: Environmental industry Green energies Investment on R&D and innovation Investment on infrastructures Social dialogue / Collective Bargaining Harmonization of laws and labour conditions Investment on education and training
PRECARIOUSNESS AND WAGES DEVALUATION: GENERATE POOR WORKERS DO NOT RECOVER JOBS DO NOT FACILITATE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RECOVERY