The most important labor union in Argentina called on Thursday a general strike, with a mobilization of the National Congress, for January 24 in rejection of a series of measures promoted by the government of the ultraliberal president Javier Milei.
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT), which brings together many unions in the South American country, reported in a statement a “fight plan” which also includes a judicial presentation against a decree announced last week by Milei and a bill sent on Wednesday to Congress to be discussed in extraordinary sessions before January 31.
The CGT also plans to request meetings with all blocks of deputies and senators and meetings with other labor confederations to articulate more measures.
The Government’s initiatives, which in the case of the decree can be repealed by Congress and in the case of the bill must be approved by Deputies and Senators, include the elimination of labor standards, the privatization of state companies and the modification of the Code Civil and Commercial.
The bill presented on Wednesday also includes the declaration of the economic emergency and the delegation of part of the legislative powers to the Executive until the end of 2025, with the option of extending it for two more years.
The libertarian president says he seeks to reduce the State and eliminate the fiscal deficit so that the economy grows again, but thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against the measures since he made the announcements.
The presidential regulations could face obstacles to approval because the official party La Libertad Avanza does not have a majority in the Chambers of Deputies and Senators.
Source: Gestion
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