> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Pakistani Shopkeepers Urged to Join 11N Rent Strike - URL: https://barna.news/pakistani-shopkeepers-urged-to-join-11n/ - Published: 2026-10-25T16:28:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T16:28:28.000Z - Description: The Sindicat de Llogateres is distributing Urdu leaflets in Barcelona urging Pakistani merchants to join the 11 November general strike over housing costs. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: Economy & Finance Barcelona shopkeepers of Pakistani origin are being directly targeted by the organisers of the 11 November [general strike](https://barna.news/cgt-registers-11-nov-general-strike-for/), with leaflets distributed in Urdu urging them to join protests against soaring [commercial rents](https://barna.news/barcelona-moves-to-regulate-commercial/). The Sindicat de Llogateres, a housing rights group leading the 11N strike movement, has begun circulating pamphlets in Barcelona’s city centre stating: **“Every euro you pay in rent for your commercial premises is a direct loss of your profits.”** > “Every euro your customers pay for their housing rent is money they can no longer spend in the neighborhood.” The union argues that rising residential rents drain spending power from local economies, directly harming small businesses. The campaign specifically addresses shop owners in densely populated urban areas where rental inflation has hit both homes and shops. --- ## Strike Builds Ahead of 11 November The 24-hour work stoppage on Wednesday 11 November has been officially registered by CCOO and UGT, the dominant trade unions in Catalonia, alongside the Sindicat de Llogateres, as confirmed on Tuesday 20 October at the Department of Labour in Barcelona. According to UGT’s general secretary, Pepe Álvarez, the date was chosen to precede the start of the national election campaign on 13 November, aiming to force political debate onto wages and housing. In Barcelona, the Historic Building of the University of Barcelona (UB) has been made available to the Sindicat de Llogateres as a central organising hub. It will serve as the “Casa de la Vaga” (Strike House), hosting assemblies, logistical planning, and cultural events in the lead-up to the strike. ### Demands Include Rent Caps and 35-Hour Week - Binding rent controls linked to workers’ salaries - Indefinite rental contracts and a halt to evictions without alternative housing - A ban on speculative property purchases - Recovery of vacant and tourism-rental flats for social use - A 35-hour working week and a €1,500 minimum wage and pensions - Recognition of housing unions as official social partners The Barcelona demonstration will begin at Jardinets de Gràcia at 17:30 on 11 November, demanding that housing policy reflect the realities of working-class incomes. --- ## Employers Criticise Political Nature of Strike Foment del Treball, Catalonia’s main employers’ association, has dismissed the strike as “incomprehensible”, arguing that the demands are directed at legislative bodies, not employers. Unions USOC and CSIF have also distanced themselves, calling the action a “political strike” rather than a labour dispute. Legal efforts to block the strike are unlikely to succeed, given a 2017 precedent when the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) refused to intervene in similar independence-related walkouts. --- *Sources:* [*Crónica Global*](https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/business/20261025/huelga-quiere-comerciantes-pakistanies-alquiler-quita-beneficios/1003742805963%5F0.html?ref=barna.news)*,* [*RTVE*](https://www.rtve.es/catalunya/noticies/20261020/sindicats-registren-convocatoria-vaga-general-11-novembre-catalunya/17274959.shtml?ref=barna.news)*,* [*À Punt NTC*](https://www.apuntmedia.es/noticies/economia/sindicat-llogateres-proposa-l-11-novembre-vaga-general%5F1%5F1900161.html?ref=barna.news)*.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [CGT Registers 11 Nov General Strike for Housing and Wages](https://barna.news/cgt-registers-11-nov-general-strike-for/) - [Updated: Barcelona Moves to Regulate Commercial Rents](https://barna.news/barcelona-moves-to-regulate-commercial/)