The Sweepers and workers urban hygiene City of Buenos Aires They play a key role in cleaning streets and public spaces through a system of concessions that the Buenos Aires government delegates to private companies on a zone-by-zone basis. In this context, interest in knowledge is growing how much they will earn in December 2025.
The municipal sanitation service is organized by geographical area and includes sweeping, cleaning and waste collection tasks carried out by private companies under the supervision of the city’s municipal sanitation unit. This mixed management system enables the coordination of service delivery throughout the federal capital.
The salaries of these employees are largely based on the Collective agreement 40/89which is part of the waste collection activity and is framed below National Association of Truck Drivers (FEDCAM). It is one of the unionized sectors with the greatest bargaining power, which has historically allowed them to maintain competitive salary levels despite inflation.
The latest truck driver pay agreement signed by FEDCAM came into effect in September, with monthly increases of 1% until February next year. The agreement was approved by the Minister of Labor and approved by the Ministry of Human Capital.
He also founded one Free bonus of 25,000 pesos which was resolved in September. It should be noted that there are additional costs such as seniority (1% per year), presenteeism, travel expenses and overtime, which can significantly increase the employee’s final deductible.
The agreement called for the parties to meet again in December to assess how the agreement compares to inflation and its impact on workers’ salaries. As I said, the agreement including 1% per monthwhich leaves the scales at the following for December 2026:
It is also worth remembering that in August the payment of the unpaid bonus of $600,000 which had been awarded four installments of $150,000 eachService agreed in the previous joint meeting.
According to the Buenos Aires government website, all city streets are swept at least once a day, Monday through Saturday, usually in the morning. This is what the website suggests Cleaning also includes washing containers and wastebaskets..
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