Milei’s labor reform greenlit by deputies, will move back to senate for final step |
The Argentine Lower House passed President Javier Milei’s labor reform in the early hours of Friday with 135 votes in favor and 115 against.
While the bill has now been formally approved, it will still have to go back to the senate for it to approve a change deputies made to one article in order to formally become the law.
The marathon-type 12-hour session unfolded against the backdrop of a frenetic scene, as deputies debated amid a nationwide strike and protests outside Congress that led to a police crackdown and several arrests.
At least 16 people were arrested and 6 were injured due to the crackdown, according to Herald sister publication Ámbito. Several political parties and social organizations gathered around Congress as the session began at 2 p.m., but were forced to leave as police used water cannons,........