Argentina’s Lower House Passes Amended Labor Overhaul After Nationwide Strike

Overview

• Deputies approved the revised bill 135–115 after overnight debate, triggering a second Senate review that the government aims to finish before March 1.
• The 24-hour CGT-led stoppage halted most trains and metros and prompted Aerolíneas Argentinas to cancel 255 flights, affecting about 31,000 passengers.
• Protests outside Congress turned confrontational, with police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators.
• Union leaders estimated roughly 90% adherence to the strike and warned of further mobilizations if the reform proceeds.
• The overhaul extends daily shifts up to 12 hours, lengthens probation periods, reduces severance liabilities, limits strikes in essential services, and sets new rules for platform workers and digital procedures.