Argentina’s Employment Ministry has published a report in which it says that in the space of 11 years more than 650 unions have been set up. The country’s rate of unionization at 37% is amongst the highest of the region. However this dynamism brings with it issues of union fragmentation at a time when the country may be facing a change in government.
“Between 2003 and 2014 more than 650 organizations were set up in the country,” outlined the Ministry, underlining the fact that this progression is also continuing in 2015 without actually giving any details. Why has this occurred? “More than 6 million jobs have been created since 2003,” highlighted the Employment Ministry in a country left devastated by the crisis in 2001. The economic revival gave rise to the number of union bodies and reflects the number of new professions and businesses that have recently emerged such as for example the digital sector.
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