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EMERGENCY CONSCRIPTION OF WORKERS

The Government's power to take control of the workforce in enterprises to prevent any paralysing of essential public services, particularly in very serious situations; in a broader sense, the authorities' power to demand the compulsory provision of services in the event of grave risk, disaster or catastrophe. In other countries, this power is normally used in the event of strikes . Current Spanish legislation allows for such requisition of workers in a state of emergency, state of siege or exceptional circumstances. See essential public services .

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