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Spanish Government Eyes Basque-Controlled Minimum Wage

ELA plans a legislative push for a 1,795-euro wage following Díaz’s endorsement of Workers’ Statute reforms

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La ministra de Trabajo y vicepresidenta segunda del Gobierno, Yolanda Díaz, en su llegada a la sede de ELA

Overview

  • Vice President Yolanda Díaz told ELA leaders in Bilbao on May 29 that she will consider revising Article 27 of the Workers’ Statute to grant the Basque Country authority over its minimum wage.
  • ELA has sought regional control of the SMI since last September and has launched a signature campaign to present a Popular Legislative Initiative in the Basque Parliament.
  • The union proposes raising the Basque minimum wage to 1,795 euros in 14 payments, significantly higher than Spain’s current 1,184-euro rate.
  • Approval of the initiative requires support from PNV and EH Bildu in the Basque Parliament and subsequent passage as an organic law in the Spanish Congress.
  • Both unions and government officials criticize the decades-old Workers’ Statute as outdated and key to broader debates on labor rights and regional autonomy.