Protesters and police stood in tense confrontation on the streets of Madrid on 11 November 2026, as workers joined a nationwide general strike across Spain under the slogan 'Salaries, Housing, Prices.' (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Crowds of workers and demonstrators filled the streets of Madrid on 11 November 2026, participating in a nationwide general strike that swept across Spain, with protesters demanding higher wages, affordable housing, and relief from the surging cost of living. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Demonstrators rallied across Madrid on 11 November 2026, citing a deepening cost of living crisis as the driving force behind Spain's nationwide general strike — with protesters calling on the government to ease soaring housing costs and stagnant wages. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Spain's 11 November 2026 general strike was united under the slogan 'Salaries, Housing, Prices' — a three word demand that encapsulated workers' calls for higher wages, affordable housing, and government action on the rising cost of living. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Affordable housing was a central demand among the thousands who joined the general strike in Madrid on 11 November 2026, with protesters calling for urgent government intervention to address Spain's housing affordability crisis. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Workers across Madrid walked off the job on 11 November 2026, with pay stagnation cited as a key grievance during Spain's nationwide general strike — a demonstration that brought large sections of the workforce and broader public onto the streets simultaneously. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
The strike spread beyond the capital, with demonstrators also taking to the streets in Barcelona on 11 November 2026, underscoring the nationwide reach of the walkout across Spain under the 'Salaries, Housing, Prices' banner. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)
Large crowds gathered in Barcelona as part of Spain's general strike on 11 November 2026, with the demonstrations spanning multiple cities and reflecting broad public discontent over wages, housing affordability, and the cost of living. (Photo: Xinhua via NationPress)