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National Union of Agricultural Workers (SNOA) has issued a call to eliminate the disparities between the agricultural minimum wage (SMAG) and that of other sectors (SMIG) by implementing the government commitments made in 2022. In a statement, the organization, affiliated with the National Federation of the Agricultural Sector (FNSA), urged the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment, and Skills to address this inequality through a decree outlining the modalities and steps for applying this measure.
This call follows a meeting on Friday, April 4, ahead of the SNOA's fourth congress. The occasion was notably used to express support for Moroccan agricultural workers in Spain, who are targeted by a defamation campaign that undermines their dignity. The union also revisited the conditions of workers and their demands, as a new cycle of social dialogue approaches between the most represented unions, the government, and employers.
In this context, the organization recommended holding a sectoral meeting with the Minister of Employment to address the priority issues in the SNOA's claim dossier, which was submitted to the department in May and October 2024. The SNOA also condemned the «non-compliance with the collective agreement» established between the Federation and Mazaria (a subsidiary of Copag) for «more than two years».
Furthermore, the SNOA called on its local sections and the FNSA to join a «national communication and struggle campaign», the details of which will be announced soon «to make the voice of agricultural workers heard during the April session of social dialogue».
This call comes in the context where the SNOA has joined other trade union organizations in advocating for the freezing of the implementation of the organic law on the right to strike, which it considers a threat to workers' achievements. Last week, the FNSA announced plans for international recourse against this law.
