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What it is

Bill to improve farm unemployment benefits in Andalusia and Extremadura

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 February 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Official title: Private member's bill to improve the working conditions and unemployment social protection of agricultural employees and temporary agricultural workers in Andalusia and Extremadura.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000328· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would create a new farm unemployment subsidy that merges the current farm subsidy and the farm income benefit, with an amount starting at 75% of the minimum wage and rising 1.5% for every ten peonadas, up to a maximum of 100%.
  2. It would require registering workers with Social Security before they start work, and having workdays reported electronically more quickly, to fight undeclared work.
  3. It defines who counts as a farm employer and states that work assigned through temp agencies or service companies does not count as farm labor under the special system.
  4. It would allow farm cooperatives to organize crews of workers and assign them to their members during harvest seasons.
  5. It would extend the means-tested unemployment subsidy to farm workers over 52 across the country, even without family responsibilities, if they have 15 years of contributions and meet all retirement requirements except age.
  6. It would create special rules for electing union representatives for seasonal farm workers, with a province-wide district and a census based on contributed workdays.

Who it affects

  • Seasonal farm workers in Andalusia and Extremadura: They would get a new farm unemployment subsidy with amounts based on workdays worked.
  • Farm workers over 52: They could receive the assistance subsidy even without family responsibilities.
  • Farm companies and temp agencies: They would face new rules on registration, reporting workdays, and labor inspections.
  • Farm cooperatives: They could organize worker crews and assign them to their members.
  • Unions and seasonal farm workers: They would have their own system for electing representatives by province.

Words worth knowing

Peonada
A farm workday used to calculate contributions and benefits.
SETACA
Special System for Salaried Agricultural Workers, the Social Security scheme for farm employees.
Renta agraria
The current benefit for seasonal farm workers in Andalusia and Extremadura that the bill would replace.
Economía sumergida
Undeclared work, not reported to Social Security or the tax authorities.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced21 February 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted26 February 2019The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2019Mar 2019Mar 2019Mar 201911. 21 February 2019: Presentación22. 26 February 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 26/02/2019 hasta 01/03/201933. 26 February 2019: Calificación44. 1 March 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 01/03/2019 hasta 05/03/201955. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It was presented again:

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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