Unemployment in Spain

[4] During the Francoist Spain, trade union activism was prohibited and social security benefits of the modern welfare state were lacking.

According to research data by Amnesty International,[7] thousands of people are being forcibly evicted without alternative accommodation by the state.

[8] In July 2018, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights upheld a complaint against Spain for not having means of alternative housing for evicted families.

[9] Due to high unemployment levels, employed workers are afraid of losing their jobs and are more reluctant to refute existing working conditions.

The emancipation period is extended and consequently the birth rate decreases as it is difficult to start a family with minimal economic guarantees.

Social exclusion is triggered, evictions increase, and families start to default on bills for basic utilities such as water, electricity and gas, leading to energy poverty.

[11] These efforts include a plan to normalize disability in the work environment with training and professional development implementation.

More than 87.1% of disabled people that are able to work don't have a job, and often have difficulty finding one due to labor market barriers.

In Francoist Spain, women found themselves living under a conservative gender ideology, where they were viewed as being consumers and producers of the market economy.

During this period of time, European countries were experiencing a movement towards the equalization of the sexes, which was reflected in the constitution of the New Republic.

A revival of sorts for women took initiative in the late 1970s, with the re-emergence of legality in the social atmosphere of Spain; in particular to the restoration of free and equal access to work and right to hire.

[27] Due to legislation better serving opportunities for women, this once marginalized group has seen progress within the country of Spain, but not to the extent of full equality.

This was representative of both male and female participation, because Spain’s union laws prohibit strikes if they only apply to one of the sexes.

[29] According to reports by Eurostat, the “explained” gender gap in Spain is roughly 4 percent in account of variation in characteristics for both women and men in regards to the occupational and sectional segregation in the labor markets.