![A worker from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, blows on a horn during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor Electrodomesticos A worker from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, blows on a horn during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor Electrodomesticos](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CWWTR8/a-worker-from-edesa-part-of-fagor-electrodomesticos-blows-on-a-horn-during-a-protest-at-the-factorys-closure-in-basauri-november-14-2013-the-parent-company-of-appliance-manufacturer-fagor-electrodomesticos-and-its-irish-subsidiary-filed-for-bankruptcy-at-the-commercial-court-of-san-sebastian-on-wednesday-according-to-a-press-release-from-the-fagor-group-reutersvincent-west-spain-tags-business-employment-civil-unrest-2CWWTR8.jpg)
A worker from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, blows on a horn during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor Electrodomesticos
![Employees of the Spanish appliance maker Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos protest in Basauri northern Spain on Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees, Employees of the Spanish appliance maker Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos protest in Basauri northern Spain on Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N6B3R7/employees-of-the-spanish-appliance-maker-fagor-edesa-electrodomesticos-protest-in-basauri-northern-spain-on-monday-oct-21-2013-fagor-which-claims-to-be-europes-fifth-largest-appliance-maker-and-has-nearly-6000-employees-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-protection-after-years-of-economic-crisis-caused-a-dramatic-drop-in-sales-the-company-part-of-the-basque-regions-mondragon-cooperative-has-said-it-was-unable-to-find-financing-to-pay-off-an-unspecified-amount-of-debt-ap-photoalvaro-barrientos-2N6B3R7.jpg)
Employees of the Spanish appliance maker Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos protest in Basauri northern Spain on Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,
![Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2cx4h3k/workers-from-edesa-part-of-fagor-electrodomesticos-march-behind-a-banner-that-reads-in-defense-of-our-jobs-during-a-protest-at-the-factorys-closure-in-basauri-november-14-2013-the-parent-company-of-appliance-manufacturer-fagor-electrodomesticos-and-its-irish-subsidiary-filed-for-bankruptcy-at-the-commercial-court-of-san-sebastian-on-wednesday-according-to-a-press-release-fron-the-fagor-group-reutersvincent-west-spain-tags-business-employment-civil-unrest-2cx4h3k.jpg)
Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent
![Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ... Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/a554fe42beae45ec9e2732ddccb7bd1f/2cwg16t.jpg)
Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ...
![Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ... Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ...](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/c751c711d82548e0a45a3832b2939099/2cwt47d.jpg)
Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent company of appliance manufacturer Fagor ...
![An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees, An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2n68d6j/susi-an-employee-of-the-spanish-appliance-maker-fagor-edesa-electrodomesticos-controls-a-fire-during-a-protest-to-defend-her-job-with-her-colleagues-in-basauri-northern-spain-on-tuesday-nov-5-2013-the-number-of-people-registered-as-unemployed-in-spain-rose-by-a-little-over-87000-in-october-as-many-jobs-created-in-the-summer-tourist-season-come-to-an-end-the-labor-ministry-said-tuesday-that-the-october-figure-took-the-total-number-unemployed-to-a-rounded-48-million-ap-photoalvaro-barrientos-2n68d6j.jpg)
An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,
![Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CX4H3K/workers-from-edesa-part-of-fagor-electrodomesticos-march-behind-a-banner-that-reads-in-defense-of-our-jobs-during-a-protest-at-the-factorys-closure-in-basauri-november-14-2013-the-parent-company-of-appliance-manufacturer-fagor-electrodomesticos-and-its-irish-subsidiary-filed-for-bankruptcy-at-the-commercial-court-of-san-sebastian-on-wednesday-according-to-a-press-release-fron-the-fagor-group-reutersvincent-west-spain-tags-business-employment-civil-unrest-2CX4H3K.jpg)
Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent
![An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees, An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2n66df1/juan-lu-46-years-old-an-employee-of-the-spanish-appliance-maker-fagor-electrodomesticos-protests-to-defend-his-job-along-with-with-colleagues-in-basauri-northern-spain-on-thursday-nov-14-2013-fagor-which-claims-to-be-europes-fifth-largest-appliance-maker-and-has-nearly-6000-employees-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-protection-after-years-of-economic-crisis-caused-a-dramatic-drop-in-sales-the-company-part-of-the-basque-regions-mondragon-cooperative-has-said-it-was-unable-to-find-financing-to-pay-off-an-unspecified-amount-of-debt-ap-photoalvaro-barrientos-2n66df1.jpg)
An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,
![Sergio Trevino, CEO of Fagor Electrodomesticos and Fagor Edesa, leaves a meeting with workers from Edesa in Basauri November 8, 2013. Trevino told workers that the factory, which they had initially hoped Sergio Trevino, CEO of Fagor Electrodomesticos and Fagor Edesa, leaves a meeting with workers from Edesa in Basauri November 8, 2013. Trevino told workers that the factory, which they had initially hoped](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CXW526/sergio-trevino-ceo-of-fagor-electrodomesticos-and-fagor-edesa-leaves-a-meeting-with-workers-from-edesa-in-basauri-november-8-2013-trevino-told-workers-that-the-factory-which-they-had-initially-hoped-could-be-saved-with-an-injection-of-regional-government-money-would-close-reutersvincent-west-spain-tags-business-employment-2CXW526.jpg)
Sergio Trevino, CEO of Fagor Electrodomesticos and Fagor Edesa, leaves a meeting with workers from Edesa in Basauri November 8, 2013. Trevino told workers that the factory, which they had initially hoped
![An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees, An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N6B27F/an-employee-of-the-spanish-appliance-maker-fagor-edesa-electrodomesticos-protests-in-basauri-northern-spain-monday-oct-21-2013-fagor-edesa-which-claims-to-be-europes-fifth-largest-appliance-maker-and-has-nearly-6000-employees-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-protection-after-years-of-economic-crisis-caused-a-dramatic-drop-in-sales-the-company-part-of-the-basque-regions-mondragon-cooperative-has-said-it-was-unable-to-find-financing-to-pay-off-an-unspecified-amount-of-debt-ap-photoalvaro-barrientos-2N6B27F.jpg)
An employee of the Spanish appliance maker, Fagor-Edesa Electrodomesticos, protests in Basauri northern Spain Monday, Oct. 21. 2013. Fagor-Edesa, which claims to be Europe's fifth-largest appliance maker and has nearly 6,000 employees,
![Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent Workers from Edesa, part of Fagor Electrodomesticos, march behind a banner that reads "In Defense Of Our Jobs" during a protest at the factory's closure in Basauri November 14, 2013. The parent](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D08JNG/workers-from-edesa-part-of-fagor-electrodomesticos-march-behind-a-banner-that-reads-in-defense-of-our-jobs-during-a-protest-at-the-factorys-closure-in-basauri-november-14-2013-the-parent-company-of-appliance-manufacturer-fagor-electrodomesticos-and-its-irish-subsidiary-filed-for-bankruptcy-at-the-commercial-court-of-san-sebastian-on-wednesday-according-to-a-press-release-from-the-fagor-group-reutersvincent-west-spain-tags-business-employment-civil-unrest-2D08JNG.jpg)