Overview
- The circulating draft exceeds 100 articles and centers on reducing labor litigation and updating collective bargaining rules.
- The text would modify Article 19 to give company-level agreements precedence over sectoral contracts, a move that unions have criticized.
- Platform work is reportedly defined outside the Ley de Contrato de Trabajo, with disputes routed to civil and commercial courts rather than labor courts.
- The draft proposes making professional matriculation optional so a university degree would suffice for practicing certain professions.
- Debate unfolds against stagnant formal employment and rising monotributo use since 2010, as business leaders and analysts press for broader payroll and tax changes to encourage formal hiring.