News of labour

EU ‘very close to closing’ agreement with Mercosur, says Spain PM

23-10-2024 16:20 The European Union is "very close to closing" the long-delayed free-trade agreement with Mercosur trade bloc, said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Aviation worker strike affects more than 30,000 passengers

13-09-2024 13:59 A strike by pilots and crew demanding salary increases affected more than 30,000 passengers on Friday, according to Aerolineas Argentínas and unions.

Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister

04-07-2024 14:38 Keir Starmer, named after Labour's founding father, is the centre-left opposition party's most working-class leader in decades, despite his knighthood.

Work in regress?

29-06-2024 04:27 How can having a job continue to be synonymous with making a living if there are around seven times as many people below the poverty line as jobless?

by Michael Soltys

Thousands march on Workers' Day, voicing opposition to Milei's labour reform

02-05-2024 00:31 CGT mobilises and marches with criticism of the government and confirms general strike for next Thursday; United left-wing groups stage rally in Plaza de Mayo.

Industry on the ropes: Tough times for factories as consumers cut back

24-04-2024 17:24 Factories are on the ropes between adjustment and recession in Argentina. Representatives of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs, or PyMES) warn drop in consumption is threatening the future of industry.

Teachers' unions call national strike after failure of wage talks

29-02-2024 16:36 Education workers associated with CGT umbrella union group to stage walkout on Monday in protest at failure of wage renegotiation talks and spending cuts.

Banks warn against inflation bonds as price hikes cool

27-02-2024 11:36 Recession forecasts and a shrinking amount of money in circulation, as well as a narrowing gap between Argentina’s exchange rates and cooling inflation expectations, are driving investors to ease off inflation bonds.

Court rules Milei’s labour reform unconstitutional

30-01-2024 19:18 Court rules that the labour reform President Javier Milei tried to implement through decree is unconstitutional.

Labour chapter of Milei’s decree declared unconstitutional by court

30-01-2024 18:53 Labour Court of Appeals delivers ruling blocking labour chapter of emergency DNU decree – case will be referred to the Supreme Court.

Gallery: Images from CGT-led strike against Javier Milei's reforms

24-01-2024 14:46 A collection of images from the general strike led by the CGT umbrella union grouping in response to President Javier Milei's proposed reforms.

Unions take to streets in challenge to Milei's reform push

24-01-2024 13:53 Thousands of protesters had gathered by midday in the heart of Buenos Aires for what is expected to be the biggest demonstration in years, called by Argentina’s main union, the CGT, against President Milei's proposed economic reforms.

Court suspends Milei’s labour reforms, dealing president a setback

04-01-2024 00:51 President Javier Milei suffered his first judicial setback on Wednesday as the national labour appeals court suspended a key portion of his emergency mega-decree.

CGT union calls first national strike over Milei reforms

29-12-2023 21:43 Javier Milei will face his first general strike after just more than a month in office; Argentina’s top umbrella union group calls for a nationwide protest against his plans to deregulate the country’s economy.

Milei’s plan for Argentina: Dollarisation, scrapping taxes and more

14-08-2023 13:51 From ditching the struggling peso to eventually eliminating Argentina’s Central Bank, outsider presidential candidate Javier Milei has vowed to implement a series of bold — and perhaps unfeasible — measures.

Hostages of fear

28-07-2023 21:41 Both a consensus approach and firm action are potentially valid avenues to a solution but both are also means towards ends and will depend entirely on their results – by themselves they are merely vapid campaign rhetoric.