This bill, which is currently being looked at by Chilean MPs, is being attacked on all fronts. Workers have rallied to demand more substantial changes as regards collective bargaining and the right to strike. Following the opposing arguments, companies have jointly dubbed the bill as “antidemocratic”. From the government’s point of view, the reform is irreversible but adjustments may be made. The new legislation is due to come into force in 2016.
While the Chilean congress analyses more than 800 proposed adjustments to the labour law reform presented by the country’s president, criticisms of — and rallying against — the bill are becoming more and more fierce. According to surveys, 45% of Chileans reject the content of the reform; in just two weeks, this rate of rejection is thought to have gone up by 10 percentage points. Trade unions are questioning the legitimacy of Michelle Bachelet’s government, during the turbulence which followed
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