A federal labor court suspended several articles of the government-backed labor reform that Congress passed last month. In March, the country’s main trade union organization, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), filed an injunction against the national government to declare 82 articles of the reform as unconstitutional. On Monday, the 63rd national labor court of first instance temporarily enforced the CGT’s request. The reform overhauled the longstanding laws governing labor relations in Argentina, which Peronism had shaped since the 1940s. Among the modifications, the reform reduces the power of unions, cuts severance pay, and extends the maximum working day from 8 to 12 hours.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 30, 2026 22:08 UTC