Madrid (AFP)
The unions and clubs of the women's football league in Spain reached an agreement Monday for a return to the negotiations, which would mean the end of the strike of the players.
"After the day of strike, we reached an agreement to work on the proposal" mediation of the General Directorate of Labor, announced the union of players AFE on Twitter.
The Spanish footballers began a strike last weekend to ask for "dignified" working conditions, and none of the eight meetings of the 9th day of the women's league was therefore contested.
The players had decided to carry out this action after the freezing of negotiations between the unions and clubs grouped in the Association of Women's Football Clubs for the creation of a collective agreement, which had lasted for over a year.
The players demand a minimum wage of 16,000 euros per year (for a full-time contract), and the introduction of part-time contracts at least three-quarters of a time, and not less as was often the case until present.
The clubs, for their part, did not want to offer part-time contracts above half-time, with minimum wages of 8,000 euros per year.
"The footballers have managed, thanks to their day of strike, to break the red line that prevented them from getting three-quarters time and a minimum wage of 16,000 euros annually," said AFE, suggesting that the clubs would be willing to negotiate the demands of the players.
Until today, the Association of Women's Football Clubs considered that the most modest teams could not afford to meet the demands of the players.
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