SAMA - Servicio Aragonés de Mediación y Arbitraje

Workplace dispute resolution in Aragon

Fundación SAMA (Servicio Aragonés de Mediación y Arbitraje) is an organization dedicated to resolving labor disputes in the autonomous community of Aragon. It focuses on mediation and arbitration as ways for employers and workers to resolve disputes independently under the Agreement for the Autonomous Resolution of Labor Disputes in Aragon (ASACLA).

Services and resources

The foundation offers labor mediation and arbitration procedures and provides tools such as an estimate calculator for severance payments. It also publishes basic labor regulations, information on collective bargaining, claims and forms, as well as statistics and annual reports. SAMA has an internal information system and operates under Spain’s transparency law.

Offices

SAMA serves the region through three offices:

• Zaragoza: C/ Madre Rafols 2, Edificio Aida, second floor, offices 7–9, 50004 Zaragoza. Phones: 976 446 388, 976 446 596, or 976 436 181. Email: samazaragoza@fundacionsama.com.
• Huesca: C/ Berenguer 2, third floor, 22002 Huesca. Phones: 974 239 860, 974 239 861, or 974 239 144. Email: samahuesca@fundacionsama.com.
• Teruel: C/ Joaquín Costa 8, third floor, offices A–C, 44001 Teruel. Phones: 978 617 830, 978 617 831, or 978 617 920. Email: samateruel@fundacionsama.com.

Recent work and partnerships

Recent activities include an invitation to the presentation of Aragon’s Fifth Agreement for the Autonomous Resolution of Labor Disputes, scheduled for October 28, 2025, at the Sala Goya in the Government of Aragon’s Edificio Maristas in Zaragoza. Fundación SAMA and the High Court of Justice of Aragon (TSJA) also signed a partnership protocol to promote court-connected mediation. The signing was attended by the vice president of the Government of Aragon and representatives of the social partners on the foundation’s board.