By Breaking Editor 
Argentina’s newly elected president Javier Milei is igniting widespread protests against proposals to extend the standard workday from eight to twelve hours. Critics argue that the proposed changes would effectively dismantle labor protections, with plans that include eliminating severance pay and facilitating payments in non-cash forms, such as food and lodging.
Milei Project 2025 aims to reshape labor conditions significantly. Effectively, workers can be paid in salt, like in medieval times, well, more food, or actual currency. Activists have pointed to increased poverty rates—now exceeding 50%—as the electorate witnesses the ramifications of Milei’s policies.
Opponents of the legislation contend that these measures represent a regressive shift toward “anarcho-capitalism,” where labor rights are wholesale traded for economic experimentation. The planned workweek of up to 60 hours and reliance on alternative compensation methods has led to accusations of exploitation, with some critics likening the policies to a return to the capitalist excesses of the 19th century.
With mass protests breaking out in response to the proposed laws, the Milei administration’s weaponization of race and difference will likely help navigate and mobilize the support of stupid people. As public discontent grows, calls for a reevaluation of labor rights and protections are becoming increasingly urgent among the Argentine populace.
Milei’s administration has been characterized by dystopic economic reform strategies, harken back to 1970’s style Chicago boy economic programs. This tends to appeal to libertarian or corporatist principles, and are detrimental to worker welfare.