Iran Press/ Europe: Healthcare workers are staging protests near the buildings of the Catalan parliament and the regional healthcare department demanding a pay rise, the expansion of staff numbers, a reduction of their workload and support for younger workers, with further strikes expected to take place next week.
At the same time, over 1,000 taxi drivers have blocked Gran Via street in the center of Barcelona to protest against the current system of license issuance and demand that the government conducts legislative reforms concerning taxi transport.
Thousands of teachers have also taken to the streets of Barcelona urging the authorities to invest more money in education.
According to El Pais newspaper, some 10,000 healthcare workers, 5,600 teachers, and almost 2,000 taxi drivers have joined the protests in Spain's second-largest city.
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