Ubisoft Barcelona employees strike over planned layoffs
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What we know
Location: Barcelona, Spain.
Department affected: underwater exploration and tech (Ubisoft Barcelona studio).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Workers at Ubisoft's Barcelona studio have escalated a strike in response to planned layoffs announced by the company. The action centers on proposed job cuts at the Barcelona site, prompting protests and labor unrest among employees there. Ubisoft management has signaled restructuring measures that would affect staff, leading local workers and unions to organize strikes to oppose the planned reductions. Details on the exact number of positions targeted or a specific timetable for the layoffs were not provided in the article.
Ubisoft cut 51 jobs affecting its underwater exploration and tech (Ubisoft Barcelona studio) team as of July 31, 2026.
That is roughly 0.3% of the 18,000 people Ubisoft employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 28 layoff events at Ubisoft since March 2023, including 245 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 26 additional events known from news reporting.
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