It is the first time that happens in Spain

The strike they propose through the CGT union The workers of Ubisoft Barcelona, ​​the only headquarters in Spain of the French multinational plans to begin next week, as of February 13. It is not the first labor achievement that these workers achieve, which They syndicated last summer through the video game union coordinator And, in November, they sued Ubisoft for changing what was agreed with respect to Teleworking policy.

The date is not accidental: it is the same in which different companies in the sector will stop In France, organized by the Syndescat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Vidéo (STJV), French Industry Union. And although the conflict of workers with the company’s decision to reduce teleworking is the basis of the strike (a 33% reduction, after five years with 60% of the days of the month remotely), as a background is The tremendous crisis that the sector is going through.

This crisis has caused layoffs for months, and in Ubisoft, according to CGT, About 500 jobs have been taken ahead. In Spain, the crisis He has hit hard to studies such as Novarama, Smilegate or Tequila Works. That is why the decision of the Ubisoft Barcelona team is especially relevant, which thus becomes The first study that carries out a strike within the industry of the country.

The delicate situation that the industry is going through in Spain has led to the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, support workers’ decision from social networks. Ubisoft Barcelona has about one hundred and ninety employees and has collaborated in the company’s games such as ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege’, ‘Watch Dogs’ and some deliveries of ‘Assassin’s Creed’. They could currently be working on ‘Beyond Good and Evil 2’.

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