POLITICS & ECONOMY Tensions soar as sacked state workers react to lay-offs 03-04-2024 16:41 Security forces deployed as state workers react angrily to mass lay-offs. Patricia Bullrich defends operation as sacked public employees try to re-enter offices.
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.
STATE NEWS AGENCY SHUTTERED Government extends suspension of workers at Télam state news agency 11-03-2024 20:42 Workers at state news agency given another week off with pay as bosses offer voluntary redundancy to employees.
LABOUR TENSIONS Strikes pile up amid sting of Milei’s shock therapy 21-02-2024 16:03 Rail service, healthcare and schools all face disruption; Unions pushing back against government austerity measures.
HUMAN RIGHTS Ex-Molinos executive arrested for role in dictatorship crimes 06-07-2023 00:52 Emilio Parodi, 82, arrested at home in Vicente López for alleged crimes against humanity; Former manager of Molinos Río de La Plata food company being investigated for role in kidnapping and disappearance of 23 workers during the era of state terrorism.