Yolanda Díaz and Antonio Maíllo Participate in a Political Event for the Reduction of Working Hours

Sevilla, 25 May (EFE).- Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labour and Economics Soc...

Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, and the UI Federal Coordinator, Antonio Maíllo, await the arrival of the bill in Congress, where at the moment they do not have the supports tied to prosper.

It insists that the decision should be taken on the basis of technical criteria and consensus with all sectors of production.

For decades, most workers in Spain have lived their work routine under a structure that for the larger majority was divided into 40-hour days per week, weekends to rest and 22 working days of vacation per year. A vacation that is more than one right, although it not only serves to rest physically, but also mentally (everything will depend on the type of work we have) and so that for a few days we can devote ourselves to other things than working…

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The vice president says that the government will succeed in bringing the reform forward despite the difficulties and presents it as "an engine of hope in the country as a whole and in the world." Read