Government Advances Labor Reform Push in congress, Targeting January Debate
BUENOS AIRES – Theโ Argentine government is preparingโ to initiate debate on its proposed labor reform in Congress โฃafter January 18, โขfollowing remarkable elections in December. โPresident Javier Milei‘s governanceโ is prioritizing โthe overhaul alongside a “Tax Innocence” โคlaw aimed at allowing the regularizationโข of previously undeclared dollars and a broader reform of โฃthe Penal Code.
the labor reform is a key component of โคthe โขgovernment’s economic agenda,โ seeking to modernize labor laws and increaseโ flexibility โคin the job market. Discussions with senators, including Agustรญn โCoto, marรญa Emilia Orozco, and Bartolomรฉ Abdala,โข haveโข already begun,โข outlining the scope โคof the proposed changes. Simultaneously, the government is pursuingโฃ legislation โขto allow individuals to “launder dollarsโข thatโ have not entered the system”โ throughโ the Tax Innocence โlaw. A separate, potentially lengthier debate is anticipatedโฃ regarding revisions to โคthe Penal Code, incorporating recently approved anti-mafia legislation andโข rulings on imputability.
The government’s timeline indicates a concentrated effort to passโฃ these significant reforms in the early months of the new year, โfollowing โคthe December elections and a brief โขperiod afterward. Theโ CGT (Generalโ Confederation of Workers), โrecently reorganized andโ weakenedโ by the departure of the UTA (Union of Transport Workers), โisโค preparing to negotiate the terms of the labor reform with the government.