We think its important to spread this news and to express our solidarity with the workers against German big monopoly "Schwarz-Gruppe".
Lidl in Spain was on strike by workers on 4 June, with the exception of shops in the Basque Country. The unions UGT and CCOO called for strike. There are shops that double their turnover. They earn much more and at the same time reduce working hours. So they increase the level of exploitation in the hope of increasing "productivity".
Almost three months after the start of the misnamed "Corona" crisis, there are still massive problems regarding safety and hygiene. They issue regulations that the company cannot or will not comply with. For textiles, for example, there is a rule that nothing can be sold without packaging, while Lidl sends all garments to the shop without packaging.
The company refuses to increase safety. On the contrary, it lowers it. The shops are full and it is impossible to keep two metres between them. Queuing in front of the store was banned by the company's middle management to avoid a negative image.
Furthermore: the company announced that it would pay 150% of all hours worked from 9 to 29 March, but did not comply. They do not even do what they alone say they will do, so the salesmen and cashiers are still paid the usual 8.80 euros per hour. On top of that, a worker today may work a few hours more or less without knowing if and how he is paid. There are 600 Lidl shops with around 15,000 workers all over the country. 90% of the workers are women with part-time contracts of between 22 and 30 hours per week. These are unwanted part-time contracts, most of them would like to work full-time.
