News of wage gap

Kelly 'Raquel' Olmos: ‘Argentina has an exemplary labour movement’

05-11-2022 06:10 New Labour Minister Kelly 'Raquel' Olmos on Argentina’s labour movement, employment rights, collective bargaining, and Alberto Fernández’s re-election hopes.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

LABOUR TENSIONS

Strike off as teamsters secure 107% pay hike in wage talks

27-10-2022 19:28 Threat of national strike extinguished as Camioneros, led by the Moyanos, secure 107 percent pay hike and a bonus of 100,000 pesos for union members.

LABOUR TENSIONS

Wage talks, inflation, union divisions: Orange alert as October heats up

12-10-2022 22:39 Runaway three-digit wage increases impact on multiple fronts. Tussle among unions to clinch the biggest wage hikes, conflict between the CGT and leftist groupings over increasingly poor wage-earners. The business world watches on, fearing escalation.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

DEMONSTRATION

Picketers, social groups stage mock funeral for minimum wage

21-08-2022 10:38 Social organisations and picketers stage mock funeral march for Argentina's minimum wage.

Argentina Protests

Argentine protesters demand universal living wage

28-07-2022 18:17 Central Buenos Aires saw a crowd of demonstrators calling for a “universal salary” this Thursday as heads roll in cabinet reshuffle.

'MARCH THE TERRIBLE'

Sense of dread grows in Argentina with difficult March ahead

18-02-2022 18:52 Crucial factors come into play next month. Soaring inflation, strained reserves, debate over the IMF deal and public-service tariffs are making March into a pressure cooker.