Spain is going through a really hard time. Yesterday was the day of a general strike called in protest at the government's labor market reforms. With the EU's highest rate of unemployment, Spain is under pressure to reduce its budget deficit and bring its public finances under control.
In the capital, Madrid, 900.000 people took part in protest marches. Bus and rail services were kept to a minimum service.
The government insists the reforms will create a more flexible system for business and workers, in a country with a stagnant economy that needs to start creating jobs.
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