News of employment

ELECTIONS 2019: CAMPAIGN WATCH

Hushed dollar feeds Macri’s optimistic bias

29-06-2019 08:59 There were 204,000 less jobs in April than a year earlier. Salaries lost 10 percent of their purchasing power, also compared with a year ago. Income inequality widened and poverty climbed to 35 percent.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

THE MEDIA

Perfect storm casts ominous shadow over Argentina's media landscape

01-09-2018 11:16 More than 2,400 journalists have lost their jobs since President Mauricio Macri came to power, with many more media outlets facing an uncertain future. Experts warn freedom of expression could be under threat.

by Federico Poore

DEVALUATION AND CRISIS

Chairman Macri and the Austrian dilemma

14-07-2018 08:03 Macri needs to lay out a plan to recover productivity across major economic sectors which includes lowering taxes while broadening the base by disincentivising informal labour.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

FINANCIAL TURMOIL

Peso sinks to record low against the dollar

30-06-2018 08:35 Currency continues to hit lower lows, breaking records to end week at 29.76/dollar, a devaluation of some 6.75 percent.

SIPA DATA

Job creation in Argentina slows despite construction sector growth

31-05-2018 11:09 Over 38,000 jobs were created in the construction sector in March compared to March, 2017.

MINISTER BLAMES CFK

Agriculture Ministry sacks 543 workers in anti-bureaucracy crackdown

02-05-2018 11:02 Late last year, Congress signed off on a 10.5-percent reduction to the Agriculture portfolio’s budget, a figure Etchevehere said “was a number we need to adapt to” in 2018.