Gerardo Martínez:“The measures [against labour and trade union rights], which the current government has implemented unilaterally and without any consultation with social actors and representatives, ignore the tradition of institutionalised social dialogue that has been part of our country’s democratic [...]Read the full article
The success of the far right in Argentina “cannot be separated from a critical political and economic situation [with galloping inflation] that makes you feel like your income is losing value from one minute to the next. It’s a daily battle through the economy, which causes tremendous [...]Read the full article
María Ana Skotadi:In Argentina and throughout the region, the fight against corruption shows signs of systematic bias against left-wing leaders. Their political opponents have weaponised the media and the justice system and resisted the progressive will of [...]Read the full article
“Rather than universal systems of care, what we have is a chain of precariousness, with some women paying other women what they can to care for their children.”Read the full article
CONNECTAS:The conflict in southern Chile and Argentina, involving political radicalisation and violence, shines a spotlight on an existential problem in Latin America – what is the place of the millions of historically invisibilised Indigenous [...]Read the full article
Under the previous Argentinian administration, trade unionists were the target of illegal spying attempts, orchestrated court cases and death threats.Read the full article
Argentina’s trade unions are faced with the challenge of putting a just energy transition on the agenda, a transition combining sustainability with the principles of social and environmental justice.Read the full article
In a yet-to-be-signed memorandum of understanding, Argentina and China have laid out plans to set up 25 macro pig farms in the South American country, which would multiply by 14 the number of pigs there. The province of Chaco is already moving ahead with the signature of an agreement with a [...]Read the full article
A movement in favour of food sovereignty and agroecological practices is gathering momentum. And the role of women, who identify the agribusiness model with the patriarchal system and are insisting on the need to include a gender perspective in agroecology, is [...]Read the full article
“Sometimes, I tell the children: there’s nothing to eat. And they’re getting used to it. It’s awful, and it makes me angry. But I don’t want to fall apart, for their sake.”Read the full article
Argentina, in the midst of economic turmoil compounded by the highest interest rates in the world and the insistence on pressing ahead with failed policies, is heading towards a presidential election marked by socio-economic strife, political polarisation and a range of [...]Read the full article
The ‘lithium triangle’, consisting of salt flats in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, is home to major reserves of the world’s supply of lithium. The mineral is set to play an important role in the transition to renewable energy, but its extraction negatively impacts indigenous communities and [...]Read the full article
Argentina is one of the countries in the world where agribusiness is at its strongest; it is also a country with a long tradition of food production where alternatives to the dominant model are flourishing and creating their own [...]Read the full article
On 14 June, the women of Argentina made history: the lower house of Congress passed a bill to decriminalise abortion. Macri’s decision to process the bill is a testament to the strength of the feminist movement in Argentina. But it is not only in this Latin American country that feminist [...]Read the full article
Social movements are faced with heightened repression under the governments of Temer in Brazil and Macri in Argentina. More than repression, social organisations in Colombia and Mexico talk of a war orchestrated by the elites against the people, to preserve their control over the [...]Read the full article
The AAPM’s union density is particularly impressive for a growing and significantly transnational industry. In 2011, 38.9 per cent of Argentina’s pharmaceutical market was represented by multinational companies.Read the full article
The disappearance of a young activist has left thousands of Argentinians in suspense and has revived memories of the military dictatorshipRead the full article
Brazil and Argentina are making huge strides forward against suspected cases of corruption. But with complaints abound when it is committed by an adversary, corruption cases are ignored, delayed or brushed aside if they concern the home camp. Will Chile follow the same [...]Read the full article
Latin American politicians defending strict immigration controls have been emboldened by the results of the US election and have adopted the anti-immigration rhetoric of Donald Trump.Read the full article
A year of austerity and pro-business policies under Argentina’s Macri administration has pushed up inflation and unemployment and widened the ideological and social divide. Its response? More cutbacks, fewer moderates in the government, and an “update” of migration [...]Read the full article
There is a broad census on the "end of the progressive political cycle" in Latin America, but what assessment can be made of the 15 years dominated by governments calling themselves progressive?Read the full article
Soy is the main export and source of foreign currency in Argentina. But it is also a source of controversy in the areas where it is spreading, such as in Cordoba, where citizen mobilisation has put an end to Monsanto’s plans to open a plant in the [...]Read the full article
In 2015, 235 women were murdered in Argentina, simply for being women. A United Nations expert has denounced the “significant shortcomings” in Argentina’s systems to prevent violence against women.Read the full article