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Argentina's lower house passes labor reform before final Senate vote
The reform passed by a 135-115 vote aims to increase employer flexibility and formal employment amid union protests and a nationwide strike, affecting transport and public services.
- Argentina's lower house of Congress approved President Javier Milei's labor reform bill, which gives employers more flexibility in hiring, firing, and bargaining.
- The bill limits workers' rights, such as the right to strike, union bargaining power, and severance pay, causing protests and strikes by unions.
- The government argues the reform will boost formal employment and reduce under-the-table jobs, while unions warn it will exacerbate job insecurity.
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Argentina's lower house passes labor reform before final Senate vote
The lower house of Argentina’s Congress approved on Friday a contentious labor reform bill backed by libertarian President Javier Milei, despite a nationwide strike by unions opposing the changes that had brought parts of the country to a halt.
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approved by 135 votes to 115 against a draft labour reform promoted by the government of President Javier Milei, at the end of...
At dawn in Argentina this Thursday, all eyes were on the doors of the shops, on the number of buses passing through the streets and on whether or not the banks would open up. The country’s majority union, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), had called a 24 hour general strike to protest against the labor reform project promoted by the Argentine government. This national strike, the fourth to Javier Milei’s executive in just over two years…
On the night of Thursday 19 to Friday 20 February, the Argentine MPs adopted the law on the reform of the labour legislation intended by President Javier Milei, after a day of general strike, punctuated with incidents, which put the country at a standstill. Amended by the lower house, which adopted it by 135 votes to 115, the so-called "modernisation of labour" law must now return to the Senate for final approval, a step which the government hop…
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