The union organizations agree that while Córdoba's employment data for March shows improvement, it is overshadowed by the low quality of contracts. Two out of three contracts signed were temporary, highlighting an excessive reliance on the service sector and growing difficulties for young people in the province.
“"The low quality of hiring is a persistent problem, with 61.55% of contracts signed in March being temporary."
CCOO, through its Employment Secretary, Ana Belén Acaiña, applauded the 499-person decrease in unemployment compared to February but deemed this drop insignificant given the high rotation and fragility of employment. She also pointed out the "clear feminization of unemployment," with women representing 62.39% of the total unemployed in the province, a gender gap that remains an unresolved issue. The union calls on the Junta de Andalucía for active employment policies that promote stability and an improvement of the Technical Employment Table.
For its part, UGT described the positive data as circumstantial, attributing it to Holy Week and good weather, which boosted hiring in tourism and construction. The Secretary of Social Policies, Equality, and Employment for UGT Córdoba, Paqui Haro, acknowledged the "positive outcomes" of labor reform but warned about the temporary nature of jobs created in the tourism sector and the need for greater industrial development to ensure economic stability, especially given the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Haro also emphasized the gender gap in unemployment, where women almost double men's unemployment figures in Córdoba.
“"Industrial development is not only an essential step for our economic growth but also an imperative necessity to guarantee economic stability, especially in times like these, due to the disastrous war in Iranian territory."
Finally, CSIF, through its president in Córdoba, Antonio Rafael López, praised the employment increase in March but identified temporary employment as the main problem, with nearly 62% of contracts being temporary. López warned that these jobs, generated by the high tourist season, would disappear in the following months. CSIF advocates for a change in the productive model towards industry, innovation, and the public sector to improve the quality of contracts. It also expressed concern about job insecurity among young people, highlighting the growing number of unemployed individuals without prior work experience.
