Trade unions, students, human rights organizations and social movements are taking to the streets to stop a project aimed at legalizing labor precariousness and discipline. Against the clock and contrary to popular needs, the ruling coalition is advancing in the Senate to achieve the final report on the labor reform promoted by Javier Milei's government.
This initiative, presented as a 'modernization,' is rejected by broad sectors of the labor and social movement, which denounce it as a 'slave labor reform,' in the service of large employers and the International Monetary Fund.
The ruling coalition's decision is to advance without delay in the signing of the report. Following the rally called by the CGT, they will hold their own event and read a political document, which calls for an active strike with a demonstration on the same day the reform is debated in Congress.
'The day of struggle expresses something deeper than the rejection of a law: it is a fight against a country model that seeks to discipline the working class, impose exploitative labor conditions and guarantee extraordinary profits to large employers. The labor reform is part of a comprehensive adjustment plan, agreed with the IMF and executed without consultation or social consensus,' the workers stated.
In Buenos Aires City, the main march is heading to Plaza de Mayo, and marches and rallies are being replicated in different parts of the country. The call is broad and massive: it includes trade unions, combative internal commissions and bodies of delegates, university, tertiary, and secondary student centers, human rights organizations, social movements, and the parties of the United Left Front.
The CGT announced its demonstration but avoided calling for a strike, allowing those who work to attend the march. In this context, the more combative sectors and left-wing parties are marching in an independent column towards Plaza de Mayo. Additionally, it was announced that at 5 p.m., 'everyone is asked to be present because we will be issuing the report,' making it clear the intention to finalize it today.
While negotiations take place behind the backs of the working people, a national day of struggle is unfolding. In this context, the president of the Labor Commission, Senator Patricia Bullrich, announced a midday recess until 4 p.m., when the round of presentations will resume.
