The two-hour stoppage, agreed at the Council\u2019s European Zone Assembly held in Slovenia on June 8 and 9, will see dockworkers across European ports walk out of their jobs from 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs on June 29.<\/p>\n
The IDC\u2019s industrial action, as well as offering support to Spanish dockers, is in direct protest to policies agreed upon by the European Commission.<\/p>\n
The IDC move comes in light of protests against Spain\u2019s reform measures concerning the hiring of dockworkers, which were approved by the country\u2019s parliament on May 18.<\/p>\n
A 48-hour strike was held by Spanish longshoremen on June 14 and 15 after negotiations between employers and workers regarding the implementation of the new regulations broke down over a dispute regarding the safeguarding of 6,000 jobs.<\/p>\n
According to worker union UGT, dockers will hold alternate strikes for 48-hour periods between June 26 and 28, June 29 and July 1, July 3 and 5 and July 6 and 8.<\/p>\n
Further industrial action has already been set for June 19, 21 and 23.<\/p>\n
Spain\u2019s new regulations aim to tackle the country\u2019s system of closed-shop docker hiring, a practise ruled as violating the EU\u2019s freedom of establishment principle by the European Court in December 2014.<\/p>\n
In July last year, the country was fined E15.6m for failing to change the system and is being hit by daily penalties of E27,500 until it complies with the court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n
Foreign trade plays a crucial role in Spain\u2019s economy and has been important for its recovery over the last four years.<\/p>\n
Around 80% of the country\u2019s imports and 60% of exports pass through Spanish ports.<\/p>\n
The IDC has also announced plans to re-join the European Commission\u2019s Sectorial Social Dialogue Committee to push for equal treatment for all dockworkers, as well as to devise a strategy to support dockworkers in Gothenburg in Sweden following alleged threats to their job security from large maritime corporations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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