The Platform for the Dignity of the Self-Employed in Ibiza has announced its adhesion to the state mobilization called for November 30 under the slogan “the self-employed are suffocated: enough is enough”.
The protest aims to denounce the situation of self-employed workers throughout Spain.
In Ibiza, the demonstration will begin at 11.00 am in the Parque de la Paz. The route will continue along Baleares Street and España Avenue, ending at
During the event, the national manifesto will be read out, in which several problems affecting the group are denounced: increase in costs and fees despite the fall in income, lack of social protection comparable to that of employees, delays in the application of VAT exemption for self-employed workers with annual turnover of less than 85,000 euros, and a bureaucracy that is described as suffocating, which prevents them from receiving subsidies or issuing invoices normally.
In addition, the text warns about the disappearance of local commerce and the local economic fabric.
Among its main demands, the platform claims:
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Equitable revision of quotas, adapted to actual income.
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Reduction of the tax burden and a progressive system adjusted to the reality of the collective.
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Decent social protection, including sick leave, pensions and maternity and paternity benefits comparable to those of salaried workers.
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Immediate application of VAT exemption for those with an annual turnover of less than 85,000 euros.
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Real support for small businesses and local entrepreneurship.
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The end of bureaucratic obstacles and administrative delays that prevent access to subsidies or normal invoicing.
“We are not asking for privileges, we are asking for justice. We are the ones who raise the shutters every day, who keep local commerce alive and who sustain a good part of the economy. Without self-employed there is no future,” says the convening organization.
The protest is part of a citizen initiative that has gained strength in recent weeks under the name “Autónomos 30N”. It is a movement that has spread mainly in social networks and digital platforms with the aim of making visible the demands of the group and denounce the feeling of lack of protection that they claim to suffer.
According to the information published on its website, “Autónomos 30N” defines itself as a free, independent and non-profit citizen platform, which brings together professionals from all over Spain to defend the rights of self-employment. They stress that they are neither a union nor a formal association, but an organized collective with a common goal: “to give a voice to those who sustain the country’s economy“.
The graphic material disseminated in networks sets out the main demands of the call: decent working conditions, reduction of quotas, greater social protection and recognition of self-employment. In addition, the platform emphasizes its willingness to remain outside political parties, unions or other interests and is committed to a model of horizontal and coordinated participation.
