The ELA union has demanded that the Donostia City Council rectify its cleaning service tender documents to comply with the agreement reached in 2024 to eliminate the wage gap among workers. According to the union, the new documents do not guarantee this agreement and violate it.

ELA representatives have warned that they will carry out mobilizations if the tender documents are not corrected and the wage gap is not effectively closed. They indicated that the conflict originated in the cleaning service managed by the company Gizatzen.

According to the union, this company applies different working conditions to 60 of its 180 workers, creating a situation of discrimination. The agreement provided for a 27% wage increase for that part of the workforce and the equalization of conditions for all employees, a commitment that was to be materialized through the new service award, as it is a contract financed with public funds.

ELA believes that the tender documents published for the next award in 2026 do not offer sufficient guarantees to fulfill what was agreed upon and include elements that hinder the application of the agreement. The union adds that the Donostia City Council is using the tender to reduce the cost of the service at the expense of workers' conditions, particularly in a feminized sector.