News of employment

Adorni: 1,500 jobs cut at Aerolíneas Argentinas in six months

04-09-2024 17:33 Milei administration has reduced the size of flagship carrier’s payroll by 13%, says presidential spokesperson.

LABOUR UNREST

Unions ramp up protests against Milei’s labour reforms

06-05-2024 14:30 Workers' assemblies complicate transport in and around Buenos Aires, with social groups set to demonstrate on Tuesday and the CGT's nationwide strike scheduled for Thursday.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to recruit 18,000 more staff in Latin America this year

18-04-2024 16:25 Mercado Libre announced “the hiring of 18,000 people in the region, which will increase its payroll to over 76,000 by the end of 2024”, the company said in a press release.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity

26-03-2024 22:29 President plans to fire 70,000 government workers in the coming months, he confirms in speech to IEFA Latam Forum in Buenos Aires.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Unemployment rate drops to 6.2%, but experts sound pensions alarm

21-09-2023 13:48 Joblessness rate drops, yet four out of 10 wage-earners do not have pension contributions, warns INDEC.

NEW REPORT

Report: Public employment up 34% in Argentina since 2011, private only 3%

05-07-2023 12:32 New report by IERAL, business school of the Fundación Mediterránea think tank, shows a massive imbalance between the growth of public and private sector jobs in Argentina. Only province in which private-sector jobs grew faster was Neuquén, thanks to Vaca Muerta. Córdoba recruited the fewest state employees.

Ben Goertzel interview

Expert: AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years'

08-05-2023 22:26 Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming year, predicts US-Brazilian researcher and AI guru Ben Goertzel.

TOP COMPANIES 2023

Mercado Libre heads list of top 25 firms to work for in Argentina

24-04-2023 16:06 According to the ranking prepared by LinkedIn, the top 25 companies to progress your professional career include Mercado Libre, JP Morgan, Chase & Co and Dow.

by Gabriela Maidana

BLOOMBERG

MercadoLibre bucks big tech lay-offs by adding 13,000 jobs

20-04-2023 15:30 Largest e-commerce company in Latin America plans to add thousands of jobs this year as it expands its logistics business.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Argentina now has almost 2.9 million self-employed tax-payers

08-03-2023 22:52 Registered wage labour accounts for 10,187,000 people in total (including the private and public sectors and domestic service), according to the Labour Ministry.

SURVEY

Poll: Almost 7 in 10 Argentines are unhappy with their jobs

17-01-2023 17:14 New survey by the Bumeran job portal shows that people living in Argentina are among the most dissatisfied workers in the region; 67% are unhappy with their jobs and 61% think their pay isn't enough.

EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT

Study: Only a third of secondary school graduates land quality jobs

12-10-2022 22:10 Percentage shrinks to nine for those who do not finish schooling; Study, carried out by the Observatorio de Argentinos por la Educación and CIPPEC, also shows lower female access to quality jobs.

by Santiago Rojas

News of employment

Adorni: 1,500 jobs cut at Aerolíneas Argentinas in six months

Unions ramp up protests against Milei’s labour reforms

Mercado Libre to recruit 18,000 more staff in Latin America this year

Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity

Unemployment rate drops to 6.2%, but experts sound pensions alarm

Report: Public employment up 34% in Argentina since 2011, private only 3%

Expert: AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years'

Mercado Libre heads list of top 25 firms to work for in Argentina

MercadoLibre bucks big tech lay-offs by adding 13,000 jobs

Argentina now has almost 2.9 million self-employed tax-payers

Poll: Almost 7 in 10 Argentines are unhappy with their jobs

Study: Only a third of secondary school graduates land quality jobs

Xi Jinping’s ‘strategic patience’ pays off as Argentina's Milei U-turns on China ties

Argentina isn't ready to lift currency controls, says Milei

Monthly inflation in Argentina slows to lowest level since November 2021

Adorni says 40,000 contracted state workers will face 'suitability test'

Argentina inflation slows to lowest under Milei

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