date:May 26, 2020
d Extremadura, with approximately 500 hectares.
The wages for harvesting garlic are laid down in provincial employment contracts resulting from negotiations between representatives of the growers and workers. In most cases, a price is set per 20 kg box. Often the final pay is slightly higher than what is stated in the collective labor agreement, depending on the type of garlic, its size, or exceptional circumstances, such as the Covid-19 crisis.
This system is preferred by both growers, who on