Overview

• October 2 marks Argentina’s Día del Encargado, a commemoration tied to the 1942 creation of the sector’s union, now known as SUTERH.
• FATERYH’s September 2025 pay table details wide wage differences by category, housing benefit, hours and specific duties.
• Local reporting in La Plata counts roughly 800 building managers and features workers warning that some buildings are switching to cleaning companies to cut common charges.
• Encargados describe a role centered on daily contact with residents that can be rewarding yet challenging given changing tenants and diverse personalities.
• The hit series El Encargado has heightened public attention and drawn mixed reactions from workers, with fresh buzz around a nearby apartment listing on the block where it was filmed.