Spain: Bakeries stop for 15 minutes to protest the rise in costs

Published 2022년 10월 28일

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The Confederation of Bakery, Pastry, Pastry and Related Products (CEOPAN) in Spain organized a blackout protest against the rising production costs due to inflation, particularly the increase in energy and raw material prices. The protest involved a brief shutdown of businesses between 12:00 and 12:15, aimed at drawing attention to the challenges facing the sector, such as high energy costs leading to the closure of businesses and the potential shortage of bread in small towns. CEOPAN is advocating for the sector's inclusion among energy-intensive sectors to address these issues.

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"Without light there is no bread." Under this proclamation, the Confederation of Bakery, Pastry, Pastry and Related Products (CEOPAN) called a blackout between 12:00 and 12:15 in the businesses of the sector to protest the increase in production costs derived from inflation. The rise in the price of raw materials, and especially energy, is forcing the progressive closure of these businesses and causing small towns to run out of bread, CEOPAN points out. “I am paying more than double for electricity, I have gone from paying an average of 3,000 euros to paying 6,200 euros, as well as for gas, which has risen 50%, now I pay 1,400 euros when before I paid about 500 euros“, has pointed out the manager of the Valencian bakery Horno de San Pablo to Europa Press. With the blackout, the members seek to value the sector, which directly employs more than 190,000 workers in Spain, and achieve its ...

Source: ABC.es