The professional association of professional associations pointed out an aspect that could be symptomatic with regard to the discussion about the reform of labor law. Almost 132,000 new claims have been accumulated in the occupational risk system over the last 12 months, cementing an upward trend that is putting pressure on the sustainability of the system, even as workplace injuries continue to fall.
The data points to a situation that is spreading across the country: the number of litigation cases in 2025 is 5.1% higher than in the same period in 2024, reaching an estimated 132,000 cases by December.
The Province of Buenos Aires (PBA) concentrates 39% of the demands and maintains its lead, while second place goes to CABA, which concentrates 39% of the demands.
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Additionally, Santa Fe surpassed its 2019 record for the entire January-November period with a 26% year-over-year increase. Chubut records the largest interannual fluctuation: 44% in the first eleven months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. San Luis shows a growth of 20% in annual cumulative growth (January to November), while rolling 12-month cumulative growth reaches 22%.
This historic record of almost 132,000 new applications increases the pressure on the system. In this scenario, the UART insisted on the urgent need to establish the Forensic Medical Corps in the 18 provinces that adhere to the Occupational Hazards Act.
For the institution, “the formation of these bodies is the only mechanism capable of ordering the current expert disaster, providing transparency and certainty for legal proceedings and preventing the setting of abusive compensation amounts that endanger the sustainability of the system.”
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