NGO Oxfam submit a Record of Employment Regulation (ERE) to terminate the employment of 90 of its 500 employees in Spain and 10% reduce the working hours of other employees to reduce costs and to keep their actions in poor countries.
The measure, which was announced to the workers, the general director of Oxfam, Jeremy Hobbs, which has justified the move as necessary to avoid reducing programs and projects of humanitarian action which is in progress.
addition to 500 employees in Spain, the company has another 500 workers in countries where it operates, which are not affected by the ERE.
The NGO, which has its headquarters in Barcelona and an annual budget of around EUR 80 million, is currently developing more than 600 humanitarian projects in over twenty countries in Africa, America and Asia.
Oxfam currently has 170,000 members, according to Harp, have remained "faithful" to the organization despite the crisis and many have held shares during the first years of the crisis, but decreased the specific donations.
The Last December was the first in which the organization registered partners lowest rates. According
Harp, affected employees have received the news of the cut "with sadness and concern, but their commitment is so great that they understand that our duty is to maintain the programs of action rather than our internal structure." Much
commitment but everyone on the street. Via
Elmundo.es
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