Collective Bargaining Agreement Agricultural Industry Agro Subsector
Agro subsector minimum wages, effective 1 February 2024: US$125 a month at grade A1 to US$248 at C2, paid 70% in US dollars and 30% in local currency at the interbank rate.
This registered collective bargaining agreement for the agro subsector of the agricultural industry sets minimum monthly wages with effect from 1 February 2024, and was gazetted on 5 December 2025.
The wage is split: 70 per cent payable in United States dollars and 30 per cent in local currency, converted at the interbank rate prevailing on the 20th day of the month for which the wage is due. The schedule's local-currency column uses the 26 February 2024 rate of US$1:14 010.6902, a historical ZWL figure.
The new minimums run from US$125 a month at A1, US$133 at A2, US$145 at A3, US$157 at B1, US$166 at B2, US$182 at B3, US$195 at B4, US$213 at B5, US$229 at C1 and US$248 at C2 — up from the March 2023 minimums of US$118 at A1 to US$234 at C2 set by the agreement published as S.I. 209 of 2025.
Establishments or employees may apply to the National Employment Council for exemption or partial exemption within 14 days of the date of the agreement. The agreement binds all organisations in the agricultural industry.
What changed
- Minimum monthly wages from US$125 (A1) to US$248 (C2), effective 1 February 2024
- Wages paid 70% in US dollars and 30% in local currency
- Local-currency portion converts at the interbank rate on the 20th of the month
- Replaces the March 2023 minimums of US$118 to US$234
Who this affects
- Agro subsector employers
- Agro subsector workers in grades A1 to C2
- Payroll administrators applying the 70/30 currency split
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