Argentina's ultra-liberal president Javier Milei wants to "modernise labour" with a new reform that has been greeted with opposition from trade unions. Submitted to the Senate on 11 December, the bill aims in particular to change the overtime system and limit the right to strike.
The Argentine government submitted its labour reform to the Senate on 11 December 2025. Dubbed the “labour modernisation law”, the proposed legislation is the cornerstone of the second half of ultra-liberal President Javier Milei’s term of office, along with tax and criminal code reforms. It aims to introduce greater flexibility into employment contracts and significantly reduce the right to strike. Under the executive’s proposal, wages could be paid in a currency other than the peso, the count
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Flora Genoux
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