The industrial action by municipal employees of ELSUR in El Ejido, which began yesterday, has already caused areas of the town to be without street lighting and shortages of drinking water.
Strike action in El Ejido
In El Ejido, Almeria, around 400 municipal workers from ELSUR have begun industrial action and plan to continue until October 28th unless the situation, relating to unpaid wages, is resolved.
Fire in El Ejido continues to burn
A fire at an organic waste composting plant in El Ejido continues to burn and is not expected to be extinguished until at least Wednesday.
Killing in El Ejido
An 18 year old Romanian prostitute living in El Ejido has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Fatality on El Ejido beach
A 40 year old Rumanian national died this afternoon on Almerimar beach in El Ejido. All efforts to revive him ended in failure.
Young boy drowns in water deposito
A ten year old child died after entering an irrigation water deposit located between greenhouses on the Carretera de San Silvestrein in El Ejido, Almeria.
Protesters demand resignation of Mayor of El Ejido
Over one hundred people in El Ejido, Almeria, staged a demonstration to demand the resignation of the local Mayor, Juan Enciso, currently residing in prison.
Mayor off to jail
A judge at the Court of Instruction in Almería has ordered the Mayor of El Ejido, the Municipal Auditor and a company representative to be detained in prison without possibility of bail.
Farmers protest
A protest by farmers today at the Polígono La Redonda in EL Ejido will see the destruction of 50,000 kilos of cucumbers and aubergines.
20 detained in corruption investigation
National Police officers have arrested twenty people following an investigation into, amongst other things, money laundering. Amongst those detained is the Mayor of El Ejido.