The Unió Sindical d’Andorra (USdA) will not call any demonstration this year on the occasion of International Workers’ Daywhich is celebrated on May 1. He confirmed it the general secretary, Gabriel Ubachwho explained that, despite the absence of mobilization in the street, the union organization will hold a protest act in the form of an official manifesto to express its rejection of the labor policies of the Government and the group of Democrats for Andorra (DA).
Ubach detailed that the document that will be made public will denounce what they consider to be a lack of institutional recognition of May 1 as a workers’ day of protest. The union spokesman assured that the Government “does not give the corresponding value” on this date and criticized that Andorra does not equate this day with the situation of other European countrieswhere the collective agreements and labor legislation do recognize its importance. He regretted that, unlike what happens in neighboring states, the Principality has not consolidated May 1 as a day of reference in the matter of labor rights. He remarked that “Andorran workers do not have the same institutional recognition as in other labor systems”and defended the need for strengthen the role of unions in the defense of working conditions.
“DA does not want to recognize a date that is key for workers’ rights”
This decision not to organize a demonstration is not new. In 2025, the USdA has already chosen not to call any mobilization in the street during Labor Day, in a context that the union attributed to the lack of dialogue with the executive and the difficulty of mobilizing the entire workforce. However, on that occasion as well a statement was issued critical of the Government’s labor policy. This year, the formula is repeated, with the will of maintaining political pressure but avoiding physical concentration.
“Next May 1 we will write a manifesto rejecting the current labor policies”
Work disconnection
The USdA insisted that the underlying problem is what they see as a lack of political will to place workers’ rights at the center of the institutional debate. The union was especially critical the policies promoted by DA, whom he blames for having “disconnected” the country’s labor reality from union demands. Despite the absence of a demonstration, the organization assured that will remain active in the defense of labor rights and does not rule out new pressure actions in the coming months if there is no progress in their demands. Meanwhile, the debate on the effective recognition of Labor Day remains open in a country where this day does not have the same institutional weight as those in the surrounding area.
