Mallorca: 125 million euro plan lacks direct worker aid

Mallorca’s workers get no direct help from a 125 million euro Balearic government aid plan, unions say on 9 November 2026. CCOO and UGT call the measures insufficient after talks with the government and business representatives about the Middle East crisis’s impact on the islands. UGT says families already face a struggle to pay rent and make their money last to the end of the month.

Maria Àngels Aguiló, CCOO’s economic and employment policy secretary in the Balearic Islands, wants aid to reach workers directly rather than get lost along the way. She also wants free public transport guaranteed across the islands in 2027, whatever funding Spain’s central government provides.

María José Cordero, UGT’s equality and social policy secretary in the Balearic Islands, says the Middle East crisis is making matters worse. Families need help with everyday costs, she says. If people can no longer afford to spend, she warns, trade could collapse.

Topics: Social affairs · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com