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Argentine court provisionally suspends part of Milei's labor reform

A federal judge provisionally suspended 82 articles of President Javier Milei's labor reform after a CGT amparo challenged the law approved by the Senate on 27 February.

Mar 30th 2026 · Argentina

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  • Judge Raúl Horacio Ojeda suspended 82 of more than 200 articles of the law pending a full ruling.
  • The suspension followed an amparo filed by the CGT union after the Senate approved the reform on 27 February.
  • Suspended provisions include the removal of the in dubio pro operario principle and the classification of platform workers as independent.
  • Changes to indemnification calculations, the expansion of the workday to up to 12 hours, vacation fractioning, and the creation of a bank of hours were halted.
  • The suspension also stops limits on the right to strike, the repeal of the telework law, and the transfer of cases away from the National Labor Court when the state is involved.
  • The measures are provisional and will remain suspended until the court issues a final decision.

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