BEUNOS AIRES: Argentine maritime workers from the country\u2019s maritime workers federation FESIMAF launched a 48-hour strike on Wednesday over a planned labor reform, which the country\u2019s grain exporters\u2019 chamber said was paralyzing shipments in the nation\u2019s ports.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis (48-hour strike) is clearly bringing agro-export activities to a complete standstill,\u201d Gustavo Idigoras, the president of Argentina\u2019s CIARA-CEC grain exporters and processors chamber told Reuters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe it is a purely political measure that is far removed from specific needs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
FESIMAF said \u2060the strike action, \u2060which comes a day before a planned nationwide walkout called by Argentina\u2019s powerful CGT labor federation, aims to defend workers\u2019 labor rights and job stability from the proposed far-reaching changes in labor law.<\/p>\n
The strike is a protest against President Javier Milei\u2019s planned labor reform \u2060bill, which has proposed to limit the right to strike, cap severance pay, tighten sick pay and limit workers\u2019 ability to claim damages after dismissal.<\/p>\n
The reform, a flagship policy for the administration of President Javier Milei, has drawn strong opposition from Argentine unions, which say the package threatens long-standing worker protections. The maritime strike was expected to disrupt cargo loading and unloading, pilot transfers and other services for commercial vessels, mainly in \u2060the port \u2060area of Rosario, one of the world\u2019s largest agricultural export hubs, according to industry sources.<\/p>\n
\u201cShips are being loaded, but once they\u2019re two or three feet short of the draft needed for dispatch, they\u2019ll almost certainly stop,\u201d Guillermo Wade, manager of the Chamber of Port and Maritime Activities told Reuters earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Argentina\u2019s lower house is scheduled to debate the bill on Thursday, after its approval in the Senate last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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