Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions were converging outside Argentina’s Congress, blocking traffic and clashing with police. Inside Congress on Wednesday senators opened debate of a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws considered crucial to libertarian President Javier Milei’s shock therapy program.
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Should those ashes be put to use in the garden?Photos of monks and rescue dog as they finish cross-country peace walk in Washington, DCLa miseria se agrava en Cisjordania mientras Israel restringe los permisos a trabajadores palestinosA Molotov cocktail bursts into flames in front of police during a march by unions and opposition supporters against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.People take cover as police and protesters clash during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Police detain a protester during a march by trade unions and opposition groups protesting a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Protesters shield themselves with wooden boards as police spray water during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. A police water cannon sprays a fire sparked by a Molotov cocktail during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. A Molotov cocktail bursts into flames in front of police during a march by unions and opposition supporters against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.A Molotov cocktail bursts into flames in front of police during a march by unions and opposition supporters against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.People take cover as police and protesters clash during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. People take cover as police and protesters clash during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Police detain a protester during a march by trade unions and opposition groups protesting a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Police detain a protester during a march by trade unions and opposition groups protesting a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Protesters shield themselves with wooden boards as police spray water during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Protesters shield themselves with wooden boards as police spray water during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. A police water cannon sprays a fire sparked by a Molotov cocktail during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. A police water cannon sprays a fire sparked by a Molotov cocktail during clashes at a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei’s government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions converged outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday, blocking traffic and clashing with police as senators debated a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws considered crucial to libertarian President Javier Milei’s Security forces struggled to control the crowds in a central square of downtown Buenos Aires, firing water cannons and rubber bullets at protesters who lobbed petrol bombs, stones and water bottles. Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said two people were arrested for attacking police officers.Supporters of Milei’s labor overhaul blame nearly two decades of stagnant private sector job creation on Argentina’s sky-high payroll taxes, a byzantine system of severance payments and national wage agreements that limit negotiations at the company level. The bill under discussion would offer businesses more flexibility by curbing the right to strike, extending trial periods during which companies can fire unproductive new employees, reducing the power of national trade federations in collective bargaining and cutting severance payouts. Businesses say the changes would encourage badly needed foreign investment and incentivize formal hiring in a country where almost half of all workers are employed off the books.. They argue that the bill would roll back strong protection measures, including against unfair termination, necessary to safeguard vulnerable workers from the nation’s “It’s not modernization, it’s austerity for the workers,” said the General Confederation of Labour, the largest trade-union grouping that organized Wednesday’s protest. The heated debate in the Senate was expected to stretch through the night. If approved, the legislation will go to the lower house of Congress for debate next month.
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