Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Milei submits labor reform to Congress
Argentina's President Javier Milei has sent a new plan to Congress to change the country's labor laws.
The plan aims to make it easier for companies to adjust working hours and vacations, change how they pay employees when they leave, and allow salaries to be paid in foreign money.
It also includes rules about how unions can operate in workplaces.
Some business groups support the plan because they think it will help create more formal jobs, but many unions are against it and plan to protest.
The government hopes these changes will help the economy grow.
President Milei submitted a labor reform bill to Congress to reduce bureaucracy and boost formal job creation.
The bill proposes flexibility in working hours, vacations, severance pay, and allows salaries in foreign currencies.
Unions must seek employer authorization for workplace assemblies, with strict penalties for obstruction.
The General Confederation of Labor plans a protest march in Buenos Aires to oppose the reform.
The Argentina Industrial Union supports the bill, citing economic benefits and job creation.
- Who
- Argentine President Javier Milei and Congress
- What
- Submission of a labor reform proposal
- When
- December 11, 2023
- Where
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Why
- To tackle excessive bureaucracy and a rigid labor structure, aiming to boost the economy and formal job creation
- Proposal
- Labor reform bill
- Key Changes
- Flexibility in working hours, vacations, severance pay, foreign currency salaries, and union regulations
- Support
- Argentina Industrial Union
- Opposition
- General Confederation of Labor
- Legislative Session
- Special sessions starting after October midterm elections
- Union Response
- Planned march in Buenos Aires to oppose the reform
- Economic Context
- Aim to boost formal job creation and reduce bureaucracy