In pics: Nissan workers see red over plans to shut Barcelona factory

1/7 Nissan Motor has decided to close its factory in Spain's Barcelona from December, resulting in the loss of about 3,000 jobs as part of a worldwide restructuring plan. As demonstrators protested outside the company's factory against the closure, they burnt tires which caused smoke. (Bloomberg)

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Nissan Motor has decided to close its factory in Spain's Barcelona from December, resulting in the loss of about 3,000 jobs as part of a worldwide restructuring plan. As demonstrators protested outside the company's factory against the closure, they burnt tires which caused smoke.

2/7 Thousands of masked workers gathered around Nissan's Barcelona factory and blocked the area surrounding it while shouting "war". The company's decision to close the plant is a blow for Spain at a time when unemployment is increasing. (Bloomberg)

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Thousands of masked workers gathered around Nissan's Barcelona factory and blocked the area surrounding it while shouting "war". The company's decision to close the plant is a blow for Spain at a time when unemployment is increasing.

3/7 Demonstrators climbed over a barrier to block the Ronda del Litoral highway following a protest outside Nissan's Barcelona plant. The company's main plant in Barcelona employs about 2,400 workers with another 600 workers in several related facilities. (Bloomberg)

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Demonstrators climbed over a barrier to block the Ronda del Litoral highway following a protest outside Nissan's Barcelona plant. The company's main plant in Barcelona employs about 2,400 workers with another 600 workers in several related facilities.

4/7 Nissan workers built a blockade with automobile tyres during the demonstration against Barcelona plant closure. A trade union member said that they will continue to fight to seek to reverse the situation caused by the company's decision. (Bloomberg)

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Nissan workers built a blockade with automobile tyres during the demonstration against Barcelona plant closure. A trade union member said that they will continue to fight to seek to reverse the situation caused by the company's decision.

5/7 Demonstrators set fire to tyres outside Nissan plant in Barcelona to show their anger over the company's decision to close the plant. (Bloomberg)

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Demonstrators set fire to tyres outside Nissan plant in Barcelona to show their anger over the company's decision to close the plant.

6/7 Nissan's Barcelona plant has been operating since the 1980s and mainly produces electric vans and pickup trucks. It is the company's main European plant after one in Sunderland, England. (Bloomberg)

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Nissan's Barcelona plant has been operating since the 1980s and mainly produces electric vans and pickup trucks. It is the company's main European plant after one in Sunderland, England.

7/7 Nissan has said it would slash its production capacity by a fifth to help reduce its fixed costs by 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) as it looks to become smaller and more cost-efficient after posting its first loss in 11 years. (REUTERS)

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Nissan has said it would slash its production capacity by a fifth to help reduce its fixed costs by 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) as it looks to become smaller and more cost-efficient after posting its first loss in 11 years.

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