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Young Researchers in Spain: Fighting for Employment Rights Spanish Research, Education and Social Protection System in the European Context EU-15 Pos. from the bottom At the bottom of the pile... Investment in R&D [% GDP] 3rd # Researchers / 1000 workforce 4th # Patents / mill. population 3rd Composite Indicator of Investment in the Knowledge-based Economy 2nd Investment in Education - Public & Private Tertiary Education Investment [% GDP] 3rd - Total Investment in Tertiary Education per Student [PPP] 3rd - Total Investment in Education per capita [euros] 3rd Social Protection: - Investment per capita [PPS] - Total Investment [% GDP] Development: - Human Development Index (HDI) - Readiness for the Future Index Situation of Young Researchers 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd Among the worst... The Initial Situation: The Precariousness’ Paradoxes ... income / labour relation Studentships = earned income paying income tax Work produces it is formation and does not create a labour relation training / production About half of Spanish scientific production comes from young researchers in training NO SS Research activity of young researchers is exclusively training How FJI has demolished Government arguments?... Raising Society and Politicians’ Awareness: Key Reports FJI’s Scientific Production of Research Training Personnel in Spain Report (05/10/2001) Experts Committee’s Report on Research Training and the Scientific Career in Spain (20/09/2001) S&T Ministry’s bill draft to regularize the situation of young researchers Raising Society and Politicians’ Awareness: Conferences, Media, Institutional Meetings FJI organizes ‘Eurodoc 2002’ in Girona (Spain); is officially created (02/2002) FJI organizes the I Meeting of Young Researchers in Spain, Cádiz (07/02/2003) During 2002, many high-level meetings with National and Regional Governmental Representatives, Political Parties, Trade Unions, and with Universities and Research Centres. FJI sent to the media more than 20 press releases during 2002; more than a hundred articles in local, national and international press, several radio interviews, and a few interviews/news on TV. Pushing politicians to do something: Demonstrations A big demonstration in Madrid with more than 3000 young researchers, from all over Spain (25/10/2002) More than a dozen of smaller concentrations and protest acts through the year and throughout the country. Resume: Actions, Outputs, Outcomes Eurodoc 2002 Key Reports Orange October Highlevel Insti. Meetings Joint Press with Trade Unions Young Researchers Meeting > 20 press releases Great Media Impact Government and Parties use our reports Parliam entary bills Maternity Leave Isolation or Changes A promise towards regularization ? 2+2 Grant-Contract Scheme ”Orange pressure advances slowly but inexorably” Toni Gabaldón, FJI/PRECARIOS ”The fight for recognition must go on” Pablo Sánchez León & María Villarroya, February 2002, ED02 Abstracts ”Whatever happens, we won’t give up” Diana Romero, February 2003, Science NextWave Federación de Jóvenes Investigadores / PRECARIOS Young Researchers Federation / PRECARIOS http://precarios.org