The ruling party had decided to speed up the process Work modernization before the end of the year, but the strategy collided with parliamentary reality. After the parliamentary meeting in which the government managed to approve it Budget 2026 but lost the articles that invalidated that Disability emergencies and college funding, Patricia Bullrich The brake announced that he had ruled it out until hours ago: There would be a statement on the project, but it would only be dealt with February 10th in the Senate, as part of the second call for extraordinary meetings.
The turnaround surprised and coincided with the opposition, which had warned of a lack of consensus CGT mass march and social movements in front of the Plaza de Mayo. In parallel, the dialogue blocks called for more time to incorporate technical contributions and correction articles that could impact the budget balance.
Bullrich was the figurehead of the ruling party when it launched the project on December 26th. But at the end of the working commission – of which she is chairman in the Senate – she downplayed the situation and glossed over a new political order in statements to the press: “We could discuss the project now, we have the votes, we have the opinion. The thing is, the number of people who wanted to participate was incredible… The senators themselves want to contribute, read and come up with more ideas. But we have the support.”
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Then he recognized the central reason for the setback: “Yesterday there were some things that were not voted on… The heart of the economic program is.” not violate the budget surplus. “These laws had such a big impact that they created a budget deficit.”
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InThank you to the CGT for their words. We will take them into accountTo. Now let’s get back to basics.”
In the Senate they admit that the deletion of Chapter XI of the budget was a warning. If they insisted on moving forward without making agreements, You could lose entire articles of work modernization in a charged social context and with an opposition that is ready to set limits.
As parliamentary sources explained PROFILEthe first priority was always the budget for the government, and given the uncertainty of whether they would veto what was approved in the Chambers of Deputies, they decided to postpone all other issues. “Without a budget, there is no point in moving forward.“, they assured.
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The government has decided to postpone the debate until February 10th. The extraordinary window expires 3 to 27as confirmed by Bullrich, and will also be included the change in the glacier law. Although there was an opinion, the minister stressed that the text remained open to changes, a gesture towards the blocs that called for a recalibration of the project.
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The opposition highlighted the change. Jose Mayans He again called for greater representation on the commission committees and defined the project with one sentence: “It was born crooked.” In Casa Rosada, on the other hand, they try to present the withdrawal as a tactical decision after the meeting between Bullrich, Milei, Menem and Santilli, with the aim of avoiding new legislative defeats and protecting the budget balance during the ongoing negotiations.
Platforms for it, unions and employees against it
This Thursday’s meeting demonstrated the expansion of dialogue that the government is now using as an argument for postponing the debate. Rappi workers and unions in the audiovisual sector went through the Sipreba Commission. The managers of the digital platforms defended the text sent by the executive, while the other workers expressed criticism.
Nicolás Debernardi, from Order nowassured that the platform economy “will grow by 20% in 2025” and called for moving forward: “The approval of this project is essential because it eliminates the legal uncertainties that we have had to contend with in these 15 years.”
The answer came from the motorcyclists’ union. ASiMM’s Marcelo Pariente was categorical: “It’s a lie that we have freedom. The algorithm conditions you and categorizes you: if you disconnect, your ranking drops.” He also warned of the risk of endorsing the text in its current form: “Moving forward with this project means destroying the hope for a better life. It legalizes vulnerability and labor fraud.”
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The participation of sectors that did not have a place in previous hearings strengthened the opposition’s demand that the Senate should allow further rounds of discussions before taking up the bill.
In this context, the Peronist Senator Mariano Recalde stated: “It is good that the debate is being expanded and heard. I hope that the observations of many players from different industries will be taken seriously.” And he added: “Many things were not addressed.”
“There are many modifications” Bullrich replied. “We left it so that we could reach an agreement on the 10th, but this decision will remain to be further modified,” noted the PRO senator.
In response, Recalde pointed out: “It is a project whose foundations are based on lies: There is no modernization There is no mention of home office, what is discussed is even suppressed; The same applies to professional statutes. “We’re going back in time.”
“Expanding or restricting rights does not destroy or create jobs. There are many examples in Argentine history. It is not true that by abolishing rights, employers force new employees.” “This law is intended to make layoffs easier”assured the Fuerza Patria legislator.
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