Overview
- Argentina confirmed the Senate will take up its Modernización Laboral bill on Feb. 11, with the government claiming votes for general approval while preparing for article‑by‑article fights.
- Provincial governors object to the bill’s cut to the corporate income tax on grounds it would reduce shared revenues, leaving that clause as the chief hurdle in negotiations.
- Unions in Argentina, including the CTA blocs and dozens of industrial guilds, plan strikes and mobilizations, warning the package curbs strike rights, trims severance and weakens union financing.
- Mexico’s labor secretary Marath Baruch Bolaños says the 40‑hour workweek will be secured through a constitutional change, with Senate commissions meeting Tuesday and a possible plenary vote Wednesday.
- The Mexican plan phases the reduction from 48 hours in 2026 to 40 in 2030 after consultations with business and unions, as opposition parties press for immediate two rest days and dispute overtime terms.