Youngsters bear the brunt

YOUNG people in Alicante Province are bearing the brunt of the increasingly precarious working conditions and low salaries.

A report by trades union

UGT has revealed that workers under the age of 25 earn an average of €500 a month on temporary contracts and up to 86 per cent are forced to live with their parents as they cannot afford a place of their own.

Those who do manage to rent their own home are forced to spend up to 70 per cent of their earnings on the rent and many are forced to share with other tenants.

Average yearly income for that age group sits at around deep-rooted nature of the event, which encourages the participation of all residents and visitors and helps to promote La Cala as a tourist destination.

€6,680, a figure that is far below the minimum wage but which actually shows an improvement with regards to previous years.

Spokespeople for UGT confirm that young people under 25 have the lowest wages of any age group in the province and also face greater difficulties finding work.

Finestrat Fiestas councillor Héctor

Baldó welcomed the award and highlighted the importance of San Juan as part of the yearly fiesta calendar.

This year’s celebrations are scheduled to begin at around 5.30pm on Friday June 23 with a zumba session, a children’s disco, live music and a mobile disco, as well as a popular bar organised by the fiesta committee.