An Argentine court suspended a reform of labor legislation by new president Javier Milei. Judges today froze labor regulations in a Milei decree that, among other things, extends the probationary period, cuts certain compensation and cuts maternity leave. It is a first setback for the ultra-liberal right-wing populist.
Judge Alejandro Sudera questioned the “necessity” and “urgency” of the decree and suspended the measures pending Parliament's review, according to the decision by the Telam news agency.
Some of the measures appeared to be “repressive or punitive in nature”. According to Attorney General Rodolfo Barra, the government intends to appeal.
The country's main trade union federation contested the measures, which came into force on Friday last week. He justified this by saying that workers' basic protection rights, such as the right to strike and parental leave, were being compromised.