Argentina advances sweeping labor reform critics call anti-union
Argentina’s Senate is poised to approve a broad labour reform that would weaken unions, extend the maximum workday to 12 hours, reduce severance costs, and allow direct employer-employee negotiations while phasing out national labour courts in favor of an hour-bank system; supporters say it will boost formal employment and business predictability, while critics call it unconstitutional, harmful to workers, and unlikely to create jobs amid high informal employment and ongoing protests.