US EditionArgentina's Milei Submits Labor Reform Proposal to Congress
The bill aims to reduce bureaucracy and labour costs, allowing 12-hour workdays and salary payments in foreign currency, amid union opposition and planned protests.
- On Dec 11, President Javier Milei submitted a labour reform proposal to Congress and the Presidency posted a video of him signing the final text, aiming to reduce bureaucracy and rigid job structures.
- During December's special sessions, La Libertad Avanza aims to press reforms after gaining seats in National Congress and Milei's return from Oslo, where he attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
- The bill would repeal Law 27.555 and remove the Teleworking Law, allowing up to 12-hour workdays and modifying dismissal, severance, and electronic wage transfer rules.
- CGT leaders met Thursday to discuss tactics, meeting Peronist senators who pledged to reject the reforms, while government spokesmen Federico Sturzenegger, Maximiliano Fariña and Julio Cordero prepare to defend the package publicly.
- Private-Sector employers support the reforms, many having long seen current rules as obstacles to growth, while the government proposes a centralised registration system and changes to collective wage-bargaining agreements.
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BizTocArgentina's Milei submits labor reform proposal to Congress
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 - Argentine President Javier Milei submitted a labor reform proposal to Congress, his office said on Thursday, in what it called an attempt to tackle excessive bureaucracy and a \"rigid structure\" that has held back formal job creation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The labor reform project was sent to the Argentine Congress for discussion. Find out what are the central aspects of the initiative promoted by the ultra-right president.
The national government is pushing for a labour reform that, among many changes, seeks to establish a regulatory framework to regulate the activities of
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Ultraliberal President Javier Milei sent a labor reform bill to the Argentine Congress on Thursday seeking a radical transformation of the labor market, which he considers obsolete and which has led to…
This Thursday in Argentina, the government of President Javier Milei sent to Congress the draft Labor Modernization Law...
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