News of sex workers

Biden and Lula to launch workers' rights pact in meeting Wednesday

Yesterdat 07:00 The two presidents are taking further steps to tighten relations based on their mutual support for worker's rights and organized labor

MASSA'S NEW MEASURES

Argentina lifts wages, welfare in defiance of IMF austerity push

28-08-2023 12:29 IMF approved US$7.5-billion cash transfer to Argentina in August; Negotiations over loan included limits on more public spending.

CLIMATE & ENERGY

Small solar projects help to power Argentina’s energy transition

01-08-2023 06:17 Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ex-Molinos executive arrested for role in dictatorship crimes

06-07-2023 00:52 Emilio Parodi, 82, arrested at home in Vicente López for alleged crimes against humanity; Former manager of Molinos Río de La Plata food company being investigated for role in kidnapping and disappearance of 23 workers during the era of state terrorism.

SURVEY

Poll: Almost 7 in 10 Argentines are unhappy with their jobs

17-01-2023 17:14 New survey by the Bumeran job portal shows that people living in Argentina are among the most dissatisfied workers in the region; 67% are unhappy with their jobs and 61% think their pay isn't enough.

World Cup legacy

Qatar sees off World Cup criticism to claim diplomatic victory

22-12-2022 15:59 As a major global supplier of natural gas and an intermediary in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Qatar already possessed diplomatic clout but it struggled to gain public recognition. But hosting the World Cup has left an impression on the Arab world and beyond.

HEALTH

Health workers in Buenos Aires strike for improved pay, more staff

08-11-2022 15:44 Hospitals across the capital affected by mass walk-out as healthcare professionals demand “urgent increase” to salaries and “immediate incorporation” of new staff.

LABOUR TENSIONS

Wage talks, inflation, union divisions: Orange alert as October heats up

12-10-2022 22:39 Runaway three-digit wage increases impact on multiple fronts. Tussle among unions to clinch the biggest wage hikes, conflict between the CGT and leftist groupings over increasingly poor wage-earners. The business world watches on, fearing escalation.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

Bloomberg

Crypto crash be damned, some workers still choose digital pay

21-07-2022 14:41 Despite crypto instability, being paid in digital currency is the preference of many remote workers in Argentina, Latin America and the rest of the world.

NEW REPORT

Study: One in four young people in Argentina neither study nor work

24-05-2022 17:27 One in four young people aged between 18 and 24 in Argentina do not study or work, according to a new study.

LATIN AMERICA

Three shot in Chile May Day clashes

02-05-2022 10:53 Three people wounded by gunfire and two arrested in clashes during demonstrations in Chile.

COMPANIES & CHILDCARE

Firms with more than 100 employees must provide on-the-job nurseries

25-03-2022 18:48 Almost half a century after policy was first introduced – and following a Supreme Court ruling regarding its lack of regulation – Argentina’s government has moved to establish rules on-the-job nurseries for large companies. The details.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Cecilia Todesca Bocco: ‘Labour rights do not explain Argentina’s macroeconomic problems'

18-03-2022 12:20 International Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca Bocco on the freshly approved IMF deal, policies to deliver economic growth in Argentina and politics in the family.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Cryptocurrencies prove a lifeline in Argentina’s chaotic economy

10-03-2022 19:32 Workers are increasingly getting paid in cryptocurrency to circumvent exchange controls and to protect them from currency swings and 50 percent inflation.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Left-wing demonstrators march to condemn Argentina's deal with IMF

08-02-2022 22:01 Left-wing demonstrators rally in Buenos Aires and call on the government to reject any deal with the International Monetary Fund.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Study says Argentina’s youngest workers lowest paid in the region

17-12-2021 02:08 Using the dollar as reference, a private study ranks different levels of remuneration of South American professionals, with Argentina coming in last for those aged up to 24.

NO EXTENSION

Government won't extend ban on lay-offs into next year

26-11-2021 01:37 Government will not extend double severance rule and ban on dismissals beyond end of year, says Labour Minister Claudio Moroni.

ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS

Left’s great election provides support for the battles to come

20-11-2021 12:13 We know that we’re living in hard times for the working-class majorities who expressed their social discontent at the ballot box.

by Nicolás del Caño, via Noticias Argentinas

HUMAN RIGHTS

Year before Qatar World Cup, Amnesty urges end to labour abuses

16-11-2021 10:12 A year before the World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International Tuesday urged Qatar to end abuses against migrant workers, many of whom built the tournament's infrastructure.

FORMAL EMPLOYMENT

Government launches 'Registradas' plan to tackle unregistered labour

29-09-2021 15:20 State to pay 50% of newly registered domestic worker wages for six months under new government scheme designed to tackle informal labour.