Spain raises wages for textile and garment workers

Recently, the Spanish International Textile Council (ICE), the Textile Confederation Workers’ Committee (CCOO) and the General Union of Trade Unions (UGT) reached an agreement, which covers the period from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. The issue of wage growth for textile workers during Japan. It is reported that this agreement has been reached through negotiations and will be signed in the next few days. It will affect 125,000 workers in the Spanish textile and clothing industry. According to this agreement, Spanish textile and garment workers’ wages will increase by 0.8% in 2011, 0.69% in 2012, and 0.6% this year.