Company whirlpool In Argentina, it announced last week the closure of its factory located in Fatima Industrial Area After opening the property in 2022. The company confirmed that it had made efforts to be more competitive but influenced the decision.”Internal and external factors“The news was immediately politicized to attack current economic policy.
¿What is behind the Whirlpool case?? Constantino Hevia, Department Manager economy From Di Tella University, provide figures and analysis on the topic. in Social network Highlighted, in terms of the loss of competitiveness with Brazil, that this kind of Real change – Multilateral or bilateral – with Brazil at the same level as it was in 2022, when the plant was built. It should be deleted from discussion Then everything related to it Dollar value.
regarding Reducing customs tariffs From 35% to 20% on washing machines, Hevea noted that “it should only affect the 100,000 washing machines they plan to sell in the year.” market internal. In my opinion, if the plan a job He does not support a moderate reduction in tariffs, and that was not well thought out. “Concrete. Another alternative that should be crossed out.
Maybe the company was thinking about salaries dollar Very low in 2022 and will remain low for several years. I also wouldn’t have gotten it efficiency And that all tariff barriers at that time would be maintained to stop imports introduced into the world Effective protection It was much higher than the 35% mentioned above. But as Hevia stresses, for the factory to stay operational, Argentina must receive low-dollar wages, without competition Quasi-tariff barriers“This is not the country we want to live in.”
The Whirlpool case highlights the need for this, as in any other case Emerging economy Or applicants, workers from a rapidly closing company find work at another company. Labor market modernization and tax reform are key, hence there is a need for rapid processing and approval.
¿Lawmakers will take note of the importance and urgency of these reforms? Another case that gained notoriety last week was that of a Piegari employee who was awarded a forfeiture in the first place in employment justice for nearly 200 million dollars. For the Guinness Book of World Records. Argentine creations such as “Double compensation“, updating trials and banning dismissal does it all.
The problem is the same as always: By wanting to protect those on the inside, those on the outside are harmed. This is the way the Argentine labor market has been going for 70 years. Black labor is thriving. Will we change?
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