Collective Bargaining Agreement Agricultural Industry Agro Subsector

This registered collective bargaining agreement for the agro subsector of the agricultural industry, published under section 80(1) of the Labour Act, sets minimum monthly wages with effect from 1 March 2023. It was signed at Harare on 20 March 2023 and gazetted on 5 December 2025.

Wages may be paid in United States dollars or in Zimbabwe dollars. The schedule is denominated in US dollars, and the local-currency amount is found by converting at the interbank rate prevailing on the 20th day of the month for which the wage is due.

The minimums are US$118 at grade A1, US$126 at A2, US$137 at A3, US$148 at B1, US$157 at B2, US$172 at B3, US$184 at B4, US$201 at B5, US$216 at C1 and US$234 at C2, up from former September 2022 minimums of US$107 at A1 to US$212 at C2.

Employers are encouraged to pay the full basic wage or part of it in US dollars, with a recommended minimum of 30 per cent, either in cash or into a Nostro account nominated by the employee.

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 Zimbabwe dollar columns in the schedule are March 2023 ZWL figures at a rate of US$1:914.4678 and are historical; the conversion rule, not those figures, governs a current payroll.