Inspection campaign

LABOUR authorities will perform nearly 1,000 checks in the Balearic Islands this summer to clamp down on potential cases of worker exploitation.

A team of 24 workplace inspectors from other parts of Spain will travel to the islands to reinforce the service during the high season, bringing the total number of professionals up to 84.

The issues targeted in the 960 inspections announced for July and Au ­ gust ­ 560 in Mallorca ­ include excessively long working hours, low wages that do not correspond with the work carried out, fraudulent part­ time contracts, fake temporary contracts, and cases of employers not signing their employees on the

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According to acting Employment councillor Iago Negueruela, the main aim is to ensure that “people only work the hours stated in their contract so that they can then enjoy the rest of the day.”

The regional councillor added that the inspection campaign will also have positive results on youth employment and gender equality, as young people and women bear the brunt of workplace exploitation.