Kabia is an autonomous body attached to the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa responsible for the care of elderly and people in situations of dependency. The entity, in most of the residences, requests Euskera level B2 and in others that manages level B1. Following the complaint lodged by two workers against Kabia, a court in Donostia-San Sebastián has joined it and considered the linguistic requirements of the institution to be disproportionate. Judge Gonzalo Pérez Sanz has argued that these demands aim to "maximize" the normalization of the Basque country and violate the rights of workers.
The institutions have framed the case in the judicial offensive against the Basque Country and have called the court's decision "an attack on the normalization of the Basque Country". During the concentration, the trade unions have stressed that the resolution affects both users and workers. Residents have argued that the fact of being attended in their language is “one of the basic conditions for well-being and dignified care”. In addition, institutions have considered "concerning" the effect this type of attitude can have on the "working conditions of workers and their motivation".
The Administrative Tribunal judge of Donostia-San Sebastian has considered that the knowledge of the Basque Country "violates the fundamental right to the protection of public employment". ELA, LAB and the Council have noted that it is not acceptable for Spanish to be the only language for public employment and that the fight for linguistic equality needs to be stepped up.
On 28 and 29 October, three concentrations were convened in Tolosa, Bergara and Irun, in the three localities where the Kabiak residence is located. On Monday before the Court of Tolosa at 19:00 at Plaza San Martín de Bergara and on Tuesday at the same time at Plaza San Juan de Irun.
From linguistics or glotophobia and, of course, hatred against Basque, we have often seen our Basque become the dandruff of all sticks. Last of all, the president of Kutxabank, Anton Arriola, has been shaking our language and giving us galantas.The President of Kutxabank,
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"Poloniar bat etortzen bada eta bost urte pasako baditu proiektu batean, joder agian ez zaio egoki irudituko seme-alabek euskaraz ikastea, ezta?", bankuko lehendakari Anton Arriolak adierazi duenez. Euskalgintzako eragileek gogor kritikatu dute eta esandakoa... [+]
Ba al dakizue frantses batzuk harritu egiten direla mugaren alde honetan ere euskaldunak bagaudela jakitean? Ba bai, harrigarria bada ere, behin, Donostian, frantses batzuei entzun nien sinetsi ezinik beren buruari galdetzen: “Saint-Sébastien est au Pays... [+]
Gasteizko 1 zenbakiko Auzitegi Kontentzioso-Administratiboak emandako epaia berretsi du EAEko Justizia Auzitegi Nagusiak. Lan poltsan parte hartzeko euskara maila altuenaren baliokide diren 3. eta 4. eskakizunak indargabetu zituen Gasteizko Auzitegiak.
Euskal Herrian Euskarazen arabera, Tolosako tren geltokiko segurtasun agente batek eraso egin zion militante bati, agenteari euskaraz hitz egiteko eskatu ziolako. Tolosako alkateak "kezka" adierazi du eta azalpenak eskatuko dituela jakinarazi.