News of labour

Pandemic-driven shift to home work carries risks, UN says

13-01-2021 23:47 Issues facing home workers and their employers need greater attention, including better safeguards and more awareness of the rights and risks involved, warns United Nations.

STRUCTURAL FLAWS

Poverty: we must go further to alleviate the effects of the pandemic

12-12-2020 09:00 The full inclusion of the most impoverished sectors of society demands a new generation of political and market activities for a fairer distribution of the capacity for social development.

by Agustín Salvia

BLOOMBERG

CEOs frustrated with Argentina rattle off list of problems

13-11-2020 19:02 Global companies are growing ever more frustrated with Argentina. The specific gripes vary, but broadly speaking executives say it’s hard to make money given the multitude of challenges facing the nation.

ANTI-SEMITISM SCANDAL

UK's Labour suspends Corbyn after 'day of shame' over anti-Semitism

29-10-2020 14:41 Labour suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after a government watchdog found his office broke equality law through its "inexcusable" handling of anti-Semitism complaints.

BLOOMBERG

Government mulling incentives for job growth, says Labour minister

27-10-2020 13:16 Argentina is considering fiscal incentives to encourage companies to hire workers after unemployment spiked to the highest in at least 16 years amid the pandemic, says Labour Minister Claudio Moroni.

UNION PROFILE

CGT leadership calls for 'strength and unity' on 90th anniversary

30-09-2020 17:36 The CGT umbrella labour confederation marked its 90th anniversary in understated and unified fashion on Sunday, with the heavyweight union grouping’s elections postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic

Precarious workers struggle to get by on delivery jobs, state aid

21-08-2020 02:05 Many informal workers, who found themselves unemployed overnight when the pandemic hit, are scraping by on state support packages or low-paid delivery jobs.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Don't plan on a plan from Fernández

25-07-2020 08:20 By shunning “plans” Fernández is emulating his former boss, late former president Néstor Kirchner, who preferred to deal with issues as they came along without committing to a plan that could be easily derided.

by Martín Gambarotta

Global pandemic

Sex workers sharing food to survive during virus pandemic

07-06-2020 21:41 With no possibility of making a living during the pandemic, Peruvian sex workers have organised a soup kitchen in order to survive with their children.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Labour’s love not lost, but whither jobs?

18-04-2020 10:41 The mission impossible of defending employment against the pandemic will make the Labour, Employment and Social Security Ministry a hot seat in the months and years to come.

by Michael Soltys

Coronavirus pandemic

ILO warns pandemic could make another 25 million jobless

18-03-2020 18:12 An estimated 24.7 million more people will become jobless as a result of the coronavirus crisis, warns International Labour Organisation, on top of the 188 million registered as unemployed in 2019, the study found.

US GROWTH

Trump rejoices at the surge in job creation, adding 225,000 posts

07-02-2020 20:32 The US economy saw an explosion of new hiring in January. President Donald Trump, who has emerged intact from his impeachment trial, can now trumpet his economic record as he battles to win re-election in November.

ELECTION IN THE UK

UK PM Boris Johnson hails 'powerful new mandate' for Brexit after election

13-12-2019 01:26 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would not lead Britain's main opposition Labour party at the next general election, after predictions of a crushing defeat at nationwide polls.

PRESIDENT-ELECT TELLS CGT

Alberto Fernández: 'The labour movement is part of my government'

08-11-2019 17:11 Argentina's next leader praises Perón at umbrella union group's headquarters as he attends meeting and calls on union leaders to back his social-economic pact.

FOREIGN POLICY

Alberto Fernández discusses IMF debt with Trump adviser

07-11-2019 12:02 President-elect reportedly tells US official he will honour IMF debt and wants to work together with Trump, despite differences on other issues.

LONG-TRAILED REFORM

Brazil Congress passes landmark overhaul of pension system

23-10-2019 07:32 The Senate voted 60-19 to adopt changes for civil servants and private-sector workers, handing President Jair Bolsonaro his first major legislative victory.

BREXIT

UK PM Johnson says 'great new deal' reached with EU on Brexit

17-10-2019 08:22 All eyes in London will now turn to whether Johnson, who has vowed to take Britain out of the EU by the end of the month, has enough support to push through the agreement in the House of Commons.

LABOUR UNREST

Aerolíneas Argentinas reaches 'agreement in principle' with pilots

10-10-2019 10:01 Accord with APLA pilots union expected to be endorsed by the Labour Ministry today, but one other grouping remains at odds with carriers.

UNIONS AND LABOUR

With Fernández present, Yasky's CTA approves reunification talks with CGT

04-10-2019 08:58 Presidential frontrunner Alberto Fernández attends meeting in Lanús, at which CTA members vote to back opposition and open talks with CGT with view to reunification, nearly three decades on from split.

by Aurelio Tomás

LABOUR UNREST

Fernández wades into aviation dispute as pilots plan 48-hour strike

01-10-2019 17:57 Stakes are escalating in labour conflict in the aviation industry, with two pilots unions saying they will carry out a 48-hour strike this weekend.

POLICE CLASHES

Clashes between police, protesters attempting to camp out on Av. 9 de Julio

11-09-2019 18:46 City police reportedly fired tear gas and beat protestors, after social movements and labour groups attempted to erect a 48-hour encampment in front of government buildings on Av. 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires' main thoroughfare.

'FOOD EMERGENCY'

Social movements stage roadblocks and marches throughout Buenos Aires

11-09-2019 11:16 The day of protest will culminate in a 48 hour encampment on the Av. 9 de Julio as activists call for increased funding for social programs.

SALARY TALKS

Production and Labour Minister Sica confirms bonuses for private-sector workers

10-09-2019 16:24 Minister says labour leaders and the government will determine level and how to proceed after INDEC's new inflation report is released on Thursday.

'FOOD EMERGENCY'

Opposition unites to call for 'Food Emergency' session amid more protests

10-09-2019 15:47 Politicians from across the opposition benches agreed Monday to unify their legislative projects on the topic into a single bill.

STRIKE IN THE CITY

Subte workers to halt all lines between 1pm and 5pm

06-09-2019 10:46 Pending a labour agreement with Metrovías, Subte workers will stop the City's subway system amidst an intensifying labour dispute over automation in newly built E line stations.

CHUBUT CRISIS

Teachers stage national strike in solidarity with Chubut

05-09-2019 13:20 Attacks on teachers in Chubut by energy union members earlier this week prompts national strike by CTERA union.

ANARCHY IN THE UK

Major defeat for British PM as lawmakers seize Brexit agenda

03-09-2019 19:42 In a 328 to 301 vote, MPs voted to take control of Parliament's business in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit in October.

LABOUR

Strikes to halt B, C and D Subte lines on Thursday

07-08-2019 16:45 The transit union will halt trains Thursday morning over a lack of ticket office workers and the prioritisation of ticket machines in new stations.

PILOT STRIKE

Pilot unions abandon onboard messages, vow future demonstrations

25-07-2019 14:03 With future airport demonstrations set, union chief Pablo Biró says it's going "to end badly."

CGT Chief

Union boss fires back at Clarín's 'neutrality' claim: 'We're Peronists'

15-07-2019 17:27 Héctor Daer takes aim at Clarín newspaper's claim that the CGT is showing lukewarm support for Peronist candidates. Kingpin Hugo Moyano also chimes in.

Taxi Attack

City of Neuquén without public transit after attack on taxi driver

15-07-2019 16:11 Workers throughout province block bridges, roads and airport access

INTERVIEW: PRODUCTION & LABOUR MINISTER

Dante Sica: 'Business leaders are reporting higher sales than expected'

28-05-2019 15:28 Production and Labour Minister Dante Sica insists government is focused on reform package as economic indicators show few signs of any major pre-election upturn.

by Patricia Valli

POVERTY & INEQUALITY

Brazil's poor are squeezed as inequality grows

28-05-2019 13:50 Study released this month by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation found that the key measure of income inequality has reached its highest level since the series began seven years ago, with Brazil among the most unequal nations in a broader region where the gap between rich and poor is notorious.