Overview
- Ten provincial industry chambers meeting in Tucumán issued a unified statement describing an escalating productive crisis that jeopardizes thousands of positions.
- Their agenda urges a regional working table, import reference prices, tax relief, access to credit, and an infrastructure plan, with outreach to the UIA and national officials.
- Leaders moved to revive the Norte Grande Governors’ League and will tour provinces to consolidate a common platform and elevate demands to the federal level.
- Tucumán’s economy minister Daniel Abad received the delegation, warned that an indiscriminate opening threatens employment, and cited provincial tax reductions to prevent closures.
- Sector snapshots underscore the strain: textile activity is about 50% paralyzed with recent layoffs reported, Politikón Chaco cites over 21,000 firm closures since Milei took office, and ADIMRA reports a 7.1% year‑on‑year metalworking drop in December 2025, while Salta’s chamber notes no plant shutdowns but job losses and financial stress.