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# Alstom Unions Mobilise to Fight Barcelona’s Israel-Related Ban on Metro Train Contract
- URL: https://barna.news/alstom-unions-mobilise-to-fight-barcelonas-israel-related-ban-on-metro-train-contract/
- Published: 2025-09-05T09:16:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-11T22:10:57.000Z
- Description: The exclusion of Alstom from a €331 million tender to build 39 new trains for the Barcelona Metro has sparked a political, business, and labour dispute in Catalonia. Barcelona City Council applied a new rule banning companies listed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Author: Barna.News
- Tags: Economy & Finance, Transport

The exclusion of **Alstom** from a **€331 million tender** to build **39 new trains for the Barcelona Metro** has sparked a political, business, and labour dispute in Catalonia.

![](https://barna.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Metro.png)

*Barcelona’s Metro / WIKI COMMONS*

Barcelona City Council applied a new rule banning companies listed by the **UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)** for operating in Israeli settlements. Alstom was included due to past involvement of a subsidiary in maintaining a tram line in Jerusalem.

The unions **CCOO and UGT** argue that the list is outdated and inaccurate, insisting Alstom no longer operates in the occupied territories. They warn the decision puts at risk the **1,100 direct jobs** at Alstom’s **Santa Perpètua de Mogoda plant** and around **3,500 indirect jobs** across Catalonia.

Union leaders stressed they oppose the **“genocide in Gaza”**, but urged authorities to apply the rules with **rigorous verification** to avoid unnecessary damage to Catalonia’s rail industry.

Alstom has filed a **legal appeal** against the veto, while **Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB)** is waiting for the court’s decision before awarding the contract.

[Source](https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2025-09-05/los-sindicatos-de-alstom-se-movilizan-para-evitar-que-el-veto-a-israel-del-ayuntamiento-impida-la-fabricacion-de-trenes-del-metro-de-barcelona.html?ref=barna.news)