from The Epoch Times:
Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, has revealed plans to lay off an estimated 5,000 state employees hired this year before he took office, as part of wider efforts to slash government spending amid the backdrop of the country’s troubled economy.
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However, the decree, which was published in the Official Gazette, includes exceptions, such as in cases in which workers were hired as part of “quotas regulated by law or other types of special protections,” including those with disabilities and personnel who are considered “indispensable,” according to Spanish newspaper El Pais.
The decree also noted that other government contracts made before 2023 will also undergo an “exhaustive review” in the next 90 days, according to the publication.
Union Announces Planned Protests
In a statement on Dec. 26, ATE General Secretary Rodolfo Aguiar said the union planned to mobilize on Dec. 27 in various parts of the country to protest the decree.
“The workers in all cases perform tasks that are essential to guarantee the functioning of all areas of the state, regardless of the type of their contractual relationship,” Mr. Aguiar said.
