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Argentina: Court Suspends Pres. Milei's Labor Reforms

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JAN 2024

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story last updated JAN 31

The Spin

Left narrative

Milei's anti-worker regulations had to come under judicial scrutiny as they were passed without adherence to the legislative process. His big-bang reforms to deregulate the South American country's economy are unconstitutional, regressive, and hostile.

WSC Legal

Right narrative

Pres. Milei has inherited a bankrupt country. Only his austerity measures can reduce public spending, control triple-digit inflation, and pull the Argentines out of poverty. If his reforms are halted, it could lead to an epic social collapse with far-reaching repercussions.

BBC News