12 Mar, 2020 @ 16:26
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Hundreds of workers in Spain to lose their jobs in tourism sector over coronavirus

HUNDREDS of people are set to lose their jobs in the tourism sector due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. 

Melia Hotels is set to layoff 200 workers, according to the UGT workers union.

The secretary of the union in the Balearic Islands, Antonio Copete, said ‘we are sure that number will rise.’

Copete made the comments ahead of a meeting between the union and businesses in the Consolat de Mar in Valencia.

Meanwhile, Air Europa has also announced that it will begin layoffs.

It announced on Tuesday that it will begin Temporary Employment Regulation File (ERTE) as a result of COVID-19’s impact on its operations.

The carrier has yet to reveal how many workers it will affect after moving to its third crisis-response phase out of four.

There are now more than 3,000 cases in Spain and more than 80 confirmed deaths.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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