The strikers, who respond to the call of a single minority organization, have been calling for measures since Monday to deal with an increase in diesel prices that places them in a “catastrophic” situation.
The movement has hardened since Wednesday with multiple blockades and forceful actions, mainly in industrial or commercial areas, and in ports.
These “violent and anti-democratic” acts are “causing serious damage to the supply chain of sectors such as industry, commerce and the agri-food sector”, already affected by the traffic jam created by the resumption of economic activity after the coronavirus pandemic, denounced on Thursday the CEOE (Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations), the main Spanish employers’ organization.
Because of the strike the National Federation of Dairy Industries (FeNIL), announced Thursday that many of its affiliates stopped production. The milk is “perishable” and it is “necessary to collect it every day”, something that is not possible without the free movement of trucks, lamented its general director, Luis Calabozo.
The government of Pedro Sánchez also condemned the blockades.
“We see violent acts by a minority that prevents other truckers who work to guarantee us food and basic necessities at such a difficult time,” lamented the spokeswoman for the socialist government, Isabel Rodríguez, on Twitter.
The executive has faced growing social unrest since the end of the year due to the increase in prices, reflected in inflation that reached 7.6% in February, a record in 35 years.
This situation led the two main unions, CCOO (Working Commissions) and UGT (General Union of Workers), to call a national strike on Wednesday, March 23 against price increases.
For its part, the far-right party vox He asked his supporters to demonstrate against the government on Saturday before the town halls of Spain.
The executive promised on Wednesday measures to reduce energy and fuel prices, but without giving details.
President Pedro Sánchez began a European tour on Wednesday to obtain the support of several of his counterparts for a joint response from the European Union to the increase in these prices. In the absence of an agreement, Spain would adopt its own measures.
Source: Ambito
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