EGF Mobilisation: Galicia Metal, Spain (EGF/2011/019)

This procedure concerns the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The EGF provides financial assistance to workers and self-employed persons who have lost their jobs due to major structural changes in world trade patterns or the global financial and economic crisis.

This specific application relates to job losses in the metal and shipbuilding industries in Galicia, Spain. It seeks to provide financial support to help redundant workers find new employment opportunities.