西班牙铁路削减500个工作岗位

 　　MADRID, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish state-owned railway company Renfe Operadora presented on Monday a voluntary cost cutting program, aiming to cut 500 jobs from its workforce¹ of 14,900.

　　The unions and Renfe will start the negotiation² of the document, which initially³ does not include any figures of compensations for those accepting the program.

　　One of the main Spanish unions, Comisiones Obreras, said the cost cutting program does not meet one of the union's requirements which is the replacement⁴ of the workers, while Renfe says they will consider this option but it could affect the amount of compensation that will be on offer, adding that any replacement would be only implemented⁵ in two areas related to travelers and workshops of the enterprise.

　　Renfe was founded in the 40s as a state-owned company and in 2005 it was divided into two different companies, namely "Renfe Operadora" and "ADIF", due to the European Union requirement of liberalizing the railway system.

　　Renfe Operadora is in charge of transport, while ADIF, which has around 14,300 workers and is expected to present another cost cutting program, is in charge of infrastructures⁶.

　　Nowadays Spain's railway system is under a process of privatization that will consist of further dividing the company into four businesses, two of them in charge of passenger transport and goods and a third company renting trains to other enterprises.

1 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

2 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

5 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

6 infrastructures   

n.基础设施( infrastructure的名词复数 )；基础结构；行政机构；秘密机构

参考例句：

• Public transportation termini and depots are important infrastructures for a city. 公交场站设施是城市重要的基础设施。 来自互联网
• The increasingly fast urbanization process requires more and more infrastructures. 我国城市化进程不断加快，对城市基础设施的需求也越来越大。 来自互联网