Buenos Aires, November 6 (NA) -- The Argentine Chamber of Wholesalers and Supermarkets (CADAM) expressed this Saturday its rejection of the recent salary agreement signed by the Federation of Employees of Commerce and Services (FAECyS) together with the Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CAC), the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME) and the Union of Argentine Commercial Entities (UDECA).
According to what the Argentine News Agency (NA) could learn, the entity maintains that the understanding, which covers 1.2 million workers, implies an increase in 'hidden costs' that affect the competitiveness of the sector.
'We do not feel represented, they are passing on the bill of a table that we are not part of,' stated CADAM in a statement.
Among the questioned points, they mention the automatic increase in mandatory contributions linked to institutions and insurances that, they claim, do not directly benefit either workers or employers.
One of the examples is the contribution to the Argentine Institute of Professional and Technological Training for Commerce (INACAP), equivalent to 0.5% of the salary of category Maestranza A per employee.
According to CADAM, this fund 'is largely redistributed between CAC and CAME under the pretext of training,' and increases with each collective bargaining agreement.
'With each collective bargaining agreement, they 'self-benefit' with greater revenue,' the document states.
The text also refers to Decree 149/2025, promoted by the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, which prohibits imposing economic burdens in favor of business chambers on employers who are not members, except with voluntary acceptance.
However, INACAP obtained a precautionary measure alleging to be an independent institute, so the contribution remains in effect.
'We do not understand why the Secretary of Labor does not allow us to sit at the bargaining table,' they stated, emphasizing that decisions affecting the sector are made without their participation.
