00:00In Spain, thousands of workers are taking part in a 24-hour general strike over the rising cost of living
00:07and amid the ongoing housing crisis.
00:09A call for the demonstrators issued by various major labor unions and social groups
00:14stemmed from the protests held in September and October 2026.
00:19Strikers demand wage increases and measures to address the rising cost of living
00:23as well as to defend the right to housing,
00:26which intensified following the eviction of the late Mari Carmen Abascal.
00:31This protest marks the first nationwide general strike
00:35with the joint support of the Comisiones Aureras Trade Union Confederation
00:38and the General Union of Workers,
00:41less than three weeks before the early general election set for November 29th.
00:52Also in this context, on Wednesday, hundreds of protesters brought traffic to standstill
00:57on the AP7 motorway near the Spanish city of Hirona,
01:02blocking both directions of a key road linking Spain and France
01:06during a general strike over housing, affordability and wages.
01:09Footage showed flames and thick black smoke rising from burning tires
01:14with the breeze scattered across the carriageway and vehicles queuing nearby.
01:19The action accompanied a 24-hour general strike supported by several unions
01:24alongside housing organizations demanding affordable homes,
01:28higher wages and better working conditions.
01:31Roadblocks also disrupted traffic around Barcelona and Jeda,
01:35including sections of the A2 and Barcelona's Ronda Litoral according to Traffic Authority.
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