BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court on Tuesday overturned labor rules proposed by President Javier Milei that would make it easier to fire workers, in a new blow to the leader's efforts to shake up regulations that he says have hampered the country's struggling economy.
The appeals court already temporarily suspended the incoming president's new regulations in early January after a legal challenge brought by the main union group, the General Labor Confederation.
Milei's administration did not immediately say whether it would do so.
Milei in December announced a decree that would make several changes to labor rules, like increasing job probation from three to eight months, reducing severance compensation and allowing the dismissal of workers who take part in blockades during protests.
Last week, the president faced a one-day general strike, organized by the biggest union, but some government officials downplayed the effects of the protest.
Persons:
—, Javier Milei, Milei
Organizations:
General Labor Confederation, Congress
Locations:
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Argentine, Buenos Aires