Argentina's Javier Milei reforms ‘delusional’ labour laws in bid to spark economy

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s President Javier Milei, whose early, attention-grabbing economic victories have cooled, has successfully pushed through a package of transformational labour reforms in a bid to modernize Argentina’s ailing economy.

The radical measures enacted by the self-professed libertarian leader take aim at the country’s stringent employee protections, extending the maximum working day from eight to 12 hours, reducing severance pay, and restricting the right to strike.