“It has a very malicious wording”

Two days after the government of Javier Milei sent the labor reform project to the Senate, the triumvir of the CGT and leader of the Glass Union said, Cristian Jeronimowarned this Saturday that the text had “very malicious wording.”

“In the end he chose a project that we had seen because they made it go way beyond the limits, with very sensitive points for the world of work. We understand that it is a project regressive project that takes away rights individually and collectively. We do not believe that a project of this magnitude offers a solution to the integration of new workers into the formal sector, because that is what we see “It has a very malicious wording” Jerome condemned.

In a counterattack to the labor reform project that the government submitted to Congress on Thursday, the CGT has already confirmed the implementation of one Mobilization next Thursday 18 in front of Casa Rosada. “We want show the dissatisfaction that prevails in the world of work “Towards a very clear measure that contradicts the needs of Argentina,” he argued.

“There are a lot of points and Flexibilities “The measures proposed in the project practically deprive the workers of any protection,” emphasized the head of the glass union in a dialogue with the radio miter.

In this context, Jerónimo rejected that the mobilization called for by the CGT was only about limiting solidarity contributions: “No, that has nothing to do with it. It is something that the government wants to introduce.”

“We made it very clear that we were appealing to the government’s institutional responsibility to demand dialogue and a negotiating table. That never happened.”The government has never wanted to engage in dialogue with its natural partners, namely the corporate and trade union sectors.“questioned the union member.

For the head of the Glass Union, the executive action ended in “taking.” one-sided and imposed projectswhich at the moment of truth have no real influence on the economy of the world of work.

As an example, he recalled the labor law changes contained in the Basic Law, including the extension of the probationary period, the severance pay fund, the abolition of fines and the figure of the self-employed. “This didn’t create a single job, quite the opposite,” criticized the union leader, explaining that after these measures “276,000 jobs were lost and 20,000 medium-sized companies were closed.”

“Us It’s not that we shy away from saying, “We don’t want anything to change,” but we want it to be built in areas of dialogue and negotiation that this government is not building,” he shot.

The CGT triumvir stated that the world of work needs modernization, but stressed that this path should not be unilaterally dictated by the government. “We are ready to discuss anything as long as a work table is set up. and the topics really go into depth. “If they improvise, discussions end up going wrong.”he hinted.

“There is a tool that is very clear and very effective when it comes to discussing collective agreements,” said the union member, who considered that here the necessary changes should be channeled based on the knowledge that employers and employee representatives have about each activity.

As for the aspects that should be changed, he focused on informality: “We need to sit down and think about how we can integrate the 45% of workers who work in the informal sector so that they enter the formal sector.”

In addition, he demanded that “the real economy is no longer in recession, companies can produce again and financial speculation is no longer privileged.”

Asked what he thought of the sayings Federico Fallenegger that the law will apply to all workers, both new and old contracts, the union member replied: “That.” “He just had a heartfelt murder and his subconscious betrayed him.”.

“We had suggested it would be like this and they said no, that it would be for new workers entering the formal market. We knew it would be like this, every law that is passed applies to everyone. This shows that when push comes to shove, the ones who end up lying are them” he explained.

Finally, he once again referred to the participation of Gerardo Martínez as a representative of the CGT in the Mayo Council and the reasons that led to his subsequent resignation. “From the very first moment it was said that what came out had to come out with the consent of all parties, and that was not the case.”

“When we saw that the proposals violated workers’ rights, the colleague withdrew and the final document was not signed, nothing was approved,” he concluded.