Argentina: Trade unions mobilise against Milei's attack on labour rights

The ITUC stands in full solidarity with its affiliates in Argentina as they mobilise across the country on 18 December against regressive labour law reforms proposed by President Javier Milei. Presented to Congress on 11 December, the reform package would strip away constitutional protections for workers, weaken trade unions and drastically undermine fundamental labour rights. “The global trade union movement stands in solidarity with the CGT, the CTA-A and CTA-T in their defence of (…)

Argentina: why we stand in solidarity with the trade unions in their fight for democracy

This 9 May, the major trade union confederations of Argentina will call a general strike to oppose the extreme economic policies of the Javier Milei government. What has been the impact of this “shock therapy” on working people and on democracy in Argentina, and why is the global trade union movement backing the CGT, the CTA-T and the CTA-A as they campaign against it? Inflation has hit over 70 per cent since the new government took office, making daily life for many working people (...)