Argentina's Upper House Approves Milele's Labor Overhauls Amid Mass Potesta

Argentina’s Upper House Approves Milei’s Labor Overhaul Amid Mass Protests ARGENTINA Argentina Argentina’s Senate on Thursday approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping labor reforms bill after a marathon debate amid mass protests outside Congress, handing the libertarian leader a crucial victory in his economic overhaul program, the Associated Press reported. In a 42-30 vote, senators backed the bill after 13 hours of debate, sending it to the lower house for further discussion next month, where amendments could still be introduced or reversed. The reforms – considered central to Milei’s shock therapy program – expose deep political and social divisions over workers’ rights and economic policy. The changes will lower employers’ costs, ease severance obligations and extend trial periods for new hires. The reforms will also curb the right to strike and allow collective bargaining at the company level. Milei’s administration made 28 concessions to secure support, including removing a proposal to lower employers’ income taxes that would have reduced provincial revenue, according to Bloomberg. Some provisions that threatened union finances were also watered down. The vo