Three out of four Lanzarote residents believe that labor rights are respected "little or not at all" on the island, according to the Island Issues Survey, conducted by the Cabildo Data Center before the state of alarm and which was made public this Tuesday, June 24.
According to the same, only 2% of the population believes that labor rights are respected "a lot" in Lanzarote and 19% that they are respected "quite a lot", compared to 53% who believe that they are respected "little", 24% who believe that they are not respected and 2% who "do not know."
In the opinion of those surveyed, the aspect that is least respected is the length of the working day, with a score of 3.5 on a scale of 0 to 10. Permits and days off and the agreed salary reach scores of 4.3 and 4.2, respectively.
Primary sector and restaurants and bars, where they are least respected
According to sectors and economic activities, it is in the primary sector and in restaurants/bars where Lanzarote residents believe that labor rights are least respected. On the other hand, those surveyed believe that labor rights are more respected in administrative/financial activities and in the public sector.
According to 55% of those interviewed, the situation of labor rights in Lanzarote has not changed in the last year, while 24% believe that it has worsened and 16% say that it has improved. Looking ahead to next year, 39% of those interviewed believe that the situation of labor rights in Lanzarote will improve, 29% believe that it will remain the same and 21% that it will worsen.
45% of those interviewed believe that respect for labor rights in Lanzarote is the same as in the rest of the Canary Islands, while 34% are unaware of this issue. 17% believe that there is less respect for rights in Lanzarote than in the archipelago as a whole and only 4% believe that there is more.
