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Argentina's lower house passes labor reform before final Senate vote
The reform passed 135-115 grants employers more flexibility while limiting strikes and reducing severance pay amid union opposition and nationwide protests.
- On Feb 20, the Chamber of Deputies approved the contested labour reform by 135 votes to 115 in Buenos Aires after hours of debate, granting employers more flexibility on hiring and firing.
- On Thursday, Argentina's labor unions called a 24-hour strike that disrupted transport and services, with Jorge Sola saying `It has levels of compliance like never before under this government`.
- During amendment debates, lawmakers removed Article 44, cut severance, extended probation, curtailed legal claims, and empowered employers to mandate 12-hour workdays, while the government says these changes simplify registration and boost formal jobs for PyMES.
- The bill now returns to the Senate of Argentina for final approval, with joint committees aiming to get it to the floor by February 27, as House Speaker Martin Menem highlighted the vote as historic.
- The vote is widely viewed as a test of the president's political clout after his party's midterm win last year with $20 billion backing from U.S. ally Donald Trump, amid roughly 40% union membership among 13 million registered workers.
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The lower room of the Congress of Argentina approved the draft law on labour reform, proposed by President Javier Milei, which provides employers with greater flexibility in employment, concessions, compensation and collective negotiations. The article of President Javier Milei wants to increase the working day at 12 hours and limit the right to leave. The Argentines have gone out on the road against the project adopted by Senate on TV.
The House's green light to the project that rewrites the rules of work in force since 1974, with bank hours, new rules on dismissals and less protection for digital platforms. General strike and clashes in front of Congress
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Argentina's Chamber of Deputies approved on Friday the labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei's government, which will now return to the Senate for final approval after the removal of a controversial article regarding sick leave. The Labor Modernization Law was approved in the Lower House by 135 votes in favor, 115 against, and no abstentions. The bill received Senate approval on February 11, and will return there for final approva…
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.
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