Was agreement renewed for the harvesting of industrial tomatoes for the year 2024 in the province of Potenza.
This morning, at Powerthe signing of the agreement that aims to encourage the use of agricultural labour, establish a reward system for agricultural workers and to facilitate businesses to satisfy the requests of buyers, within the times dictated by them, for the collection of an easily perishable product.
The agreement, which covers the period from 15 July to 15 October 2024, provides for, Among the most important novelties, an increase to 5 euros for bins, for mixed piecework, a new provincial base wage, updated following the contractual increase guaranteeing a daily wage not less than 46.20 euros and a reference to the ordinance of the Basilicata Region which prohibits work in the time slot from 12.30 to 16.00throughout the regional territory in the areas or zones affected by the performance of work in the agricultural sector, limited only to the days in which the risk map indicates a “high” level.
“This year the tomato harvest campaign will start earlier than last yeardue to lack of rain – explains the provincial director of Potenza of Coldiretti, Maria Cerabona – aWe signed the agreement to support the activity of our producers and workers”.
Fundamental, for the Lucanian agricultural organizationalso find a solution regarding the reception of seasonal workers in the Northern area of Basilicata.
“We hope that the situation of hardship for workers caused by the closure of the reception center in the former tobacco factory of Palazzo San Gervasio – concludes Cerabona – can be resolved immediately as announced by the Prefect of Potenza in agreement with the Basilicata Region and given the alternative measures already present on the institutional tables”.
