Majorca tourism

Slow relaxation of restrictions to ensure 200,000 summer jobs

Work over months cannot be "thrown away"

Transfer coaches at Palma's Son Sant Joan Airport, Mallorca

Summer tourism employment includes sectors such as transport. | Teresa Ayuga

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma29/04/2021 21:37

The CCOO union has called for the "slow de-escalation" of restrictions in the Balearics to continue so that tourism activity can be recovered this summer and that 200,000 people can go back to work.

The union was responding to the publication of the Labour Force Survey on Thursday. This showed a 4.36% increase in first-quarter unemployment compared with 2020. A statement from the union noted that the survey's statistics for the first quarter are usually not that good for employment. "It could be said that we are continuing along the same line, although it seems that we have peaked. However, the figures are so negative, given that the crisis continues to strongly attack the main engine of the economy - tourism."

Despite the "enormous need" to reactivate the economy, "it is still essential to de-escalate slowly in order to maintain the positive data in terms of the cumulative incidence and occupancy of intensive care units". Work over months to contain the pandemic cannot be "thrown away". The Balearics need to be declared a safe destination for the "200,000 jobs that we hope will have activity during the summer".

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tom | over 3 years ago

the union is complete right and correct. however the government is always bending over to fast for the airline sand hotel owners , which will result in them. profiting for 3 months, then afterwards Mallorca will pay a heavy pricier again with lock downs etc again all Autumn and Winter. gradual cautious loosing of restrictions is needed over a longer period of time, onset doc just opening the flood gates and hoping for the best as the Government is planning to do.

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