Yolanda Díaz Pérez’s leftwing government has championed employment reform similar to Labour’s proposals – and she tells British business there is nothing to fearSpain’s leftwing deputy prime minister, Yolanda Díaz Pérez, has a message for Labour politicians as the UK government’s employment rights bill takes its next step to becoming law this week: take heart from our success.With business groups in the UK issuing dire warnings about the impact of the workers’ rights package, Díaz, the minister of labour and social economy, remembers her own government’s battle when it thrashed out radical labour laws that came into force in 2022. “We went through nine months of hell, literally. We had the press against it, academia, research centres – everybody was saying this was going to contribute to unemployment and not eradicate it,” she recalls. Continue reading...
Spain's Deputy PM, Yolanda Díaz Pérez, advises UK Labour politicians to prioritize workers' rights, drawing from Spain's successful labor reforms implemented in 2022. She argues that bolstering workers' rights and living standards combats the far right's growing influence. Díaz highlights Spain's economic growth post-labor reform, while advocating for increased social budgets, welfare, and public housing. She is pushing for further reforms including a reduced work week and a "right to digital disconnection." She warns against adopting the far right's rhetoric, stating that engaging in that dialogue inevitably leads to their victory.
