One in 9 workers in the Canaries is still in ERTE after a year of the pandemic


One in 9 workers in the Canaries is still in ERTE after a year of the pandemic

The Canary Islands ended March with 86,826 workers still in ERTE, which means that 11.24% of the 771,875 contributors to Social Security in the islands (one in nine) still have their employment suspended totally or partially, after more than a year has passed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to data published today (Tuesday) by the Ministry of Labour, the number of workers included in an ERTE was reduced in the Canary Islands by 2,733 people from February to March, which is 3.05%.

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