Andorra Columnist Slams Employers Over Wage Hypocrisy Amid Housing Crisis
Helena Anillo accuses CEA of urging workers to report pay issues while ignoring dismissal risks, following her critique of soaring property prices.
Key Points
- Anillo accuses CEA employers of hypocrisy: urging salary irregularity reports but exposing workers to dismissal.
- Follows critique of housing crisis where 70% of homes exceed €500,000, creating 'private citizenship' for wealthy.
- USdA alleges companies evade minimum wage hikes; AGIA warns against prolonged rental deregulation.
- Reflects public discontent with affordability in housing and labor without proposed policy fixes.
Helena Anillo has followed up her critique of Andorra's housing crisis with a new attack on business leaders' handling of wage issues.
In her latest column, published by *Altaveu* on 31 January 2026, Anillo accuses the CEA employers' organisation of hypocrisy. She claims it urges workers to report salary irregularities while ignoring their vulnerability to dismissal for speaking out. The piece, tagged with labour and social affairs topics alongside references to USdA, highlights tensions over minimum wage compliance.
This comes a day after Anillo's 30 January column, where she lambasted soaring property prices for turning home ownership into a privilege for the wealthy. She argued that market costs have created a "private citizenship" limited to a select few, amid tags on economy, real estate, and housing.
The commentaries reflect wider debates on affordability. Reports indicate seven in ten homes for sale top €500,000, with AGIA cautioning that rental deregulation should last no more than three or four years. USdA has alleged companies are evading minimum wage hikes, while figures like Ubach support extending rental policies until the crisis subsides.
Anillo offers no concrete policy fixes in either piece, but her writings capture mounting public discontent with housing and labour challenges.
Original Sources
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