Strike Disrupts Buenos Aires Over Labor Reforms

The Chamber of Deputies is weighing a labour bill that would increase work hours, cut severance pay and ease firings.

A general strike in Buenos Aires against President Javier Milei’s proposed labour reforms has significantly disrupted the city, with major businesses and transport services halted. The reforms, intended to attract foreign investment, would lengthen the workday, reduce severance pay, and ease firings. Despite strong opposition from unions, who argue the changes threaten workers’ rights, analysts predict the bill may pass in the Chamber of Deputies after already passing the Senate.