Spain losing battle to undo 2012 labour reform
The major reforms were carried out by leader Mariano Rajoy under a 2012 deal with eurozone partners in return for a financial bailout
09 January 2020 - 11:02
Madrid — Without a majority in parliament, Spain's new left-wing coalition faces a struggle to deliver on its promise to unpick a landmark 2012 labour reform that drove wages lower and made it easier for companies to shed workers.
The Socialists led by Pedro Sanchez and the hard-left Unidas Podemos have committed, in a 50-page government agreement, to undo some major reforms carried out by conservative leader Mariano Rajoy under a 2012 deal with eurozone partners in return for a financial bailout...
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