On 14 March 2025, social sector workers, called by the Risk and Precariousness Platform (Riesgo y precariedad), held a protest outside the Social Services Department in Alicante (Valencia) to denounce precarious working conditions in the social sector, particularly in youth centers, and to demand more safety measures following the recent killing of a colleague (Belen Cortes) by a group of minors in Extremadura.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, social welfare sector workers in Alicante, Valencia, Spain conducted peaceful demonstrations demanding improved working conditions. This protest, triggered by an extreme case (colleague murder), is assessed as low-risk but may have limited impact on social welfare service operations.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Port logistics: Valencia is a major Mediterranean port city, and continued social infrastructure instability could potentially have secondary effects on port labor supply or related service industries
• Agricultural sector: Expected minimal impact on workforce supply chains for social services (transportation, packaging, etc.) related to citrus and agricultural exports from the Valencia region
• Manufacturing support services: Indirect risk to labor force stability due to disruptions in social welfare services in regional manufacturing clusters

3) Watch points

• Need to track whether social welfare sector strikes spread to other public service sectors and monitor the degree of impact on Valencia port operations
• Requirement to observe the effectiveness of Spanish government announcements of increased social welfare budgets or enhanced safety policies in resolving labor unrest