Interior Minister Diego Santilli met Thursday in San Juan with Governor Marcelo Orrego to advance labor reform. Both agreed on the need for regulatory changes to boost private employment and economic growth. Orrego expressed willingness to seek consensuses for the project.
The meeting between Diego Santilli and Marcelo Orrego took place Thursday in San Juan, as part of the federal agenda promoted by the national government to coordinate policies with provincial governors. The discussion focused on labor reform, which aims to amend the Employment Contract Law (20.744) to flexibilize the current framework, reduce labor costs, and promote registered job creation.
Santilli stated that "no governor can be against a labor reform in Argentina," emphasizing its importance for generating employment, providing predictability to the productive sector, and sustaining economic growth across the country. For his part, Orrego showed willingness to "find the necessary consensuses to debate the labor reform project" and stressed that the law should aim to "generate more private employment and growth for all provinces".
This meeting is part of a series of dialogues Santilli is holding with provincial leaders to garner support for the bill, which could be debated in extraordinary sessions starting February 2, with possible Senate treatment between the 10th and 11th of that month. Earlier, Santilli met in Mendoza with Governor Alfredo Cornejo, who also backed the initiative but raised claims regarding public works such as roads and bridges.
Sources close to the minister indicated that Orrego and Cornejo committed to supporting the reform in Congress. Santilli's agenda continues: Friday he will receive Governor Sergio Ziliotto at the Casa Rosada, attend the Jesús María Festival with President Javier Milei, and meet Gustavo Sáenz in Salta on Monday.
The project redefines severance pay for unjustified dismissal by excluding non-monthly concepts like bonuses and vacations, aiming to facilitate workers' incorporation into the formal economy and adapt legislation to market changes.
