Javier Milei's government advances a moderate labor reform project, discussed in the Mayo Council and open to changes for Senate approval before year-end. The CGT delayed its decisions until Tuesday's official presentation and prepares an alternative proposal to promote youth employment. A poll shows 61% of the population supports a labor reform, though only 43% backs the official version.
Argentina's government, led by Javier Milei, is pushing a labor reform to modernize existing laws, adapting them to the current reality where 40% of the economically active population works informally. Deputy Sabrina Ajmechet from La Libertad Avanza highlighted that the project was developed in the Mayo Council with input from government, opposition, businesses, and unions, and there will be room for improvements in Congress, similar to the Bases Law process.
Officialist legislator Patricia Bullrich described the initiative as 'fair and moderate,' far from extreme flexibilization, emphasizing it creates certainty for workers and employers through new institutes like a fund for labor dispute contingencies. The goal is Senate approval before December, through dialogues with PRO, UCR, and non-Kirchnerist Peronist sectors. Bullrich stated: 'Until now we always went from one extreme to the other, and now we will modernize and balance'.
Meanwhile, Facundo Moyano, head of the tolls union, acknowledged the discussion was inevitable and 'it's good that it arrives,' though he defended that 'not everything old is bad.' The CGT expressed a 'bad impression' of the viralized project by Deputy Romina Diez, but bets on a debate overdue for 20 years. The labor federation will wait for Tuesday's official presentation to convene its Directivo Council and advances an alternative plan to promote first youth employment.
A national poll shows 61% support a labor reform in general, but backing drops to 43% for Milei's proposal. Unions' image hits historic lows, while cooperatives and mutuals gain positive reputation. This context reflects tensions between modernization and labor protection, with the government criticizing 'preventive' strikes by unions like ATE.
