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H&M to lay off more than 1,000 staff in Spain
People walk past an H&M store in a shopping area in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/file
Afp, Madrid
Afp, Madrid
Swedish fashion giant H&M is to lay off more than 1,000 staff in Spain who are currently on furlough due to the pandemic, the Workers Commission (CCOO) union said Tuesday.
The fashion chain was not immediately available to confirm the information.
A CCOO statement said the fashion brand had indicated it was going to begin redundancy proceedings which would affect more than 1,000 people and involve the closure of 30 shops.
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Catalan parliament elects separatist hardliner as speaker AFP 3/12/2021 © Josep LAGO Newly appointed Catalonia´s regional parliament speaker Laura Borras on Friday
Catalonia s new parliament elected Friday a hardline separatist speaker as its pro-independence lawmakers prepare to form a government in the northeastern region of Spain.
Laura Borras was appointed to the post with the backing of separatist parties, which boosted their majority in the assembly in a regional election on February 14, winning 74 seats in the 135-seat chamber.
Her election is a likely first step towards the formation of a separatist coalition government made up of her Together for Catalonia (JxC) party, the more moderate ERC and possibly the tiny CUP formation.