Argentine congress adopts president’s labor reformsAFP, BUENOS AIRESThe Argentine Congress on Friday adopted Argentine President Javier Milei’s flagship labor reform, handing victory to the libertarian leader in his push to boost hiring by loosening rules on working hours, dismissals and overtime. The so-called “labor modernization law” allows working days of up to 12 hours, reduces severance pay, limits the right to strike and lowers employer taxes, among other provisions. Demonstrators rally outside the Argentine Congress as they protest against a labor reform bill proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires on Friday. More than 43 percent of Argentine workers lack formal employment contracts. Argentine Industrial Union president Martin Rappallini welcomed the law’s aim to reduce the number of workplace lawsuits, but cautioned that unemployment “cannot be solved with a single law.”

Source: Taipei Times February 28, 2026 16:06 UTC