The First Division of Spanish women’s football will not start in time after a strike by the footballers in search of better wages.
A few weeks after Spain’s entry into the 2023 Women’s World Cup, the world of women’s football for the country comes to a complete standstill. The protagonists claim to improve salaries and gain more rights, but so far they have run into the wall of the F League.
WHY THERE IS A STRIKE IN THE F-LEAGUE
No agreement has been reached between the F League and the unions (FUTPRO, AFE, Futbolistas ON, CC OO and UGT) due to the fight over the minimum wage of the footballers. After an hours-long meeting between the parties, led by SIMA (Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service), the offer ended with a difference of € 3,000 per year.
The unions started by demanding €30,000, then dropped to €25,000 and ended by saying that with a minimum of €23,000 they would end the strike. In the meantime, the employer has timidly increased his latest offer and set the ceiling at € 20,000.
WHAT THE PLAYERS GROW
The football players are demanding an improvement in the minimum wage through the unions. In addition, they strive for improvements that focus on vital aspects of life and professional development, such as: motherhood, education, personal, family and professional life.
WHAT IS THE SALARY OF PLAYERS IN SPAIN?
The minimum annual salary of a footballer in Spain is €16,000. An astronomical difference from that of a male football player, whose base is in it €182,000.
WHEN FIRST DIVISION FEMALE SOCCER STARTS
The competition was due to start on Thursday 7 September, but the confirmed interruption for the first two days of competition (between 8 and 10 September and 15 and 17 September) put an ellipsis on the tentative start date.
Source: Goal