Overview
- The bill, presented by deputy Sebastián Galmarini, would repeal the articles of the Labor Modernization Law (N° 27.802) that schedule elimination of the Estatuto del Periodista Profesional and related special regimes in 2027.
- Galmarini formally introduced the proposal on Thursday to immediately restore the statute and prevent the loss of protections such as a 36-hour workweek, aggravated severance pay and the 'cláusula de conciencia.'
- The measure mandates a Mesa de Actualización made up of unions, media companies, digital platforms, universities and legislators with 180 days to produce an updated draft law covering telework, platforms and artificial intelligence.
- If approved, the change would preserve a legal floor for newsroom labor rights while triggering negotiations over how to modernize rules for digital-era working conditions and editorial independence.
- The Estatuto traces back decades and has long been defended by journalists' unions as linked to press independence, so the bill could reshape labor relations in newsrooms and influence how Argentina regulates platform and AI-driven media work.