Argentina Senate approves contentious Milei-backed labour reforms
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President Javier Milei’s administration says the changes will spur investment, but labour unions contend they weaken worker protections.
Argentina’s Senate has approved labour reforms backed by President Javier Milei that relax hiring rules, allow for longer working days and impose new limits on the right to strike, prompting renewed protests over the government’s austerity policies.
The Senate approved the so-called “labour modernization law” on Friday with 42 votes in favour, 28 against and two abstentions, handing the libertarian president one of his most significant legislative wins.
Milei’s administration argues the changes will spur investment and create formal jobs, while labour unions contend they weaken worker protections.
The bill has brought thousands of people onto the streets over the past two weeks in protest against what they see as a rollback of their labour rights.
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