The general strike called this Wednesday in support of the Palestinian people and against the Israeli genocide has registered an average of 10 percent participation in public services in the Balearic Islands, according to the STEI (Spanish Institute of Education). In the education sector, the strike was attended by a total of 796 teachers, according to data provided by the Ministry of Education. Of these, 740 belong to public schools and 56 to the private sector, which places the public sector at 93% of the total participation. By island, Mallorca accounts for the majority of participation, with 584 teachers, followed by Ibiza (129), Menorca (77), and Formentera (3). On all the islands, participation was clearly majority in public schools, and in Ibiza and Formentera, it was exclusively public, with no private sector teachers supporting the strike. In Menorca, 98.7% of the teachers who participated in the strike were from public schools, while in Mallorca, private schools were more prominent but still a minority, accounting for around 9.4% of participants.

The Government has established the minimum services that will apply during the general strike this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, called to condemn the genocide in Palestine and demand peace. These strikes affect sectors such as education, healthcare, transportation, public administration, social services, and the environment. Therefore, the Executive has established that essential services will be active to guarantee service to citizens.

The Balearic Islands are the autonomous community with the most expensive second-hand homes in Spain. For the first time, the price per square meter surpassed the €5,000 barrier. The year-on-year increase (based on May data) was 20.9%, meaning a 90-square-meter apartment has risen by €90,000 in the last year. The rental situation is equally dramatic: €19.70 per square meter, on the podium with Madrid and Barcelona, ​​according to July data collected by the real estate website Idealista. Limited supply, high demand, the voracity of a runaway market, and the lack of policies to create a public housing stock do not bode well. The stark figures translate into a residential and social emergency that forces people to live in caravans, shacks, abandoned buildings, such as the former Palma prison, or even on the streets.