The Foro Galego da Inmigración called on migrants in Galicia to take part on 11 November 2026 on general strike on 9 November 2026. In a statement cited by several Galician media outlets, the organisation explains its appeal by pointing to particularly difficult access to housing and precarious working conditions that disproportionately affect migrants.
The Foro refers to “racismo inmobiliario” and says that landlords and property owners often impose stricter requirements on applications from people with a migration background. As a result, families and individuals with a migration history are disproportionately excluded. The organisation also points to cases of labour exploitation and stresses that women face a double disadvantage because of both their origin and their gender.
The call comes amid a nationwide mobilisation: Spain’s umbrella trade unions have given notice of a general strike for 11 November 2026. According to Europa Press, the Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras and the Unión General de Trabajadores have taken the legal steps to register it formally. The movement is also supported by civil society groups such as the Sindicato de Inquilinas, which draw attention to rising housing costs, gaps in tenant protection and real wage losses. In Galicia, alongside Foro Galego da Inmigración, the Confederación Intersindical Galega is also calling for work stoppages and protests.
The facts and attributions should be distinguished: the date of 11 November 2026, the Foro’s published statement and the unions’ formal strike notice are confirmed. Assessments of “racismo inmobiliario” and accounts of discrimination in the housing market and labour exploitation are the positions of the organisations quoted. Statements about expected participation or the specific course of the protests are forecasts.
The immediate context is therefore the call for a strike in Galicia, alongside work stoppages scheduled nationwide. The broader context—the development of rents, legal tenant protection and the employment situation of migrants—is identified by the actors named. Quantitative assessments of how frequently discriminatory practices occur and of social conditions, however, require robust official data, for example from the Xunta de Galicia or the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Such data are not included in the statements available, and the sources do not substantiate their claims with statistics on individual cases.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).