21/02/2013 | Argentina

Teacher unions to strike on Monday

Teacher unions will strike Monday to protest against a “poor wage offer” and the "Government’s unilateral decision of closing collective bargaining."

23/02/2013 | Argentina

Sileoni believes dialogue with unions will be resumed

Education Minister Alberto Sileoni reminded that the teachers' salary "is set by every province" and that the national wage talk "is only to guide," and he also considered necessary to "ratify the dialogue and re-discuss the issue."

08/03/2013 | Argentina

'UK wants to distort the controversy with the referendum'

The Foreign Ministry rejected the referendum that is going to take part at the Malvinas Islands on Sunday and Monday, and affirmed that "the UK is trying to distort the controversy with Argentina instead of solving it."

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Public health emergency declared in the City

26/12/2012 | Argentina

Rains ruin Christmas for water-weary Argentine soy farmers

Christmas rainstorms across the country further delayed soy and corn planting, keeping markets guessing about whether the grains powerhouse can produce enough this season to help bring high-flying global food prices down to earth.

29/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't: Israel’s decision to summon ambassador ‘improper’

The National Government rejected Israel’s decision to summon the Argentine ambassador in Tel Aviv to discuss recent agreement between Argentina and Iran, saying it considered it an “improper” move that goes “against the traditional, friendly relationship” between both nations.

21/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't says BA City is 'one of the safest cities in South America'

National Security secretary Sergio Berni assured that Buenos Aires City "is one of the safest cities in South America" and stated that it is "a responsibility area" of the Ministry headed by Nilda Garré.

04/10/2012 | Argentina

Students march to City Education Ministry

Students who are taking over 40 City secondary schools to protest against syllabus reforms were marching from Palacio Pizzurno down to the City Education Ministry, located in Paseo Colón avenue.

29/10/2012 | Argentina

At least 2 dead, thousands evacuated after storm

The heavy showers have left two dead at Greater Buenos Aires, while thousands had to be evacuated, mainly in Quilmes and La Matanza districts.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Anti-Moyano leaders to contest CGT elections at Labour Ministry

Unionists opposing leader Hugo Moyano’s reelection as the CGT’s secretary general will visit the Labour Ministry in order to contest the decisions adopted in the organization’s last Directive Council, which took place last April 24th, arguing that they never managed to muster quorum. 

02/07/2012 | Argentina

Labour Ministry calls for CGT conciliation meeting before elections

The Labour Ministry summoned all parts involved in the CGT labour confederation elections controversy to a conciliation hearing on Wednesday at noon.

11/07/2012 | Argentina

Students protest outside City Education Ministry

Students of City technical schools protest outside the City Education Ministry to reject curriculum reforms backed by Minister Esteban Bullrich.

09/02/2012 | Argentina

Teacher unions 'concerned' over lack of progress in collective bargaining talks

After leaving their first collective bargaining meeting with Education Minister Alberto Sileoni, representatives from the five largest teachers’ unions in the country voiced their “concern” over the Government’s alleged lack of response to their calls for a 28 percent hike in the sector’s minimum wage.

18/02/2012 | Argentina

Bullrich summons City teacher unions for collective bargaining talks

City Education Minister Esteban Bullrich called a meeting for city teacher unions to group together on the Monday Bank Holiday in order to carry out wage talks. Unionists were demanding a wage increase of 29%.

23/05/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't officials tear down restaurant canopies in San Telmo

Bar and restaurant workers were blocking off traffic along Chile Street in the heart San Telmo today, in protest of a city government operation in which restaurant canopies between Balcarce and Defensa streets were being torn down due to the breaking of a City Urban Planning law.

30/06/2011 | Argentina

High school students stage protest at City’s Education Ministry

A group of high school students from the High School Students Unified Coordination (CUES) are staging a protest at the entrance of the City’s Education Ministry building.

02/08/2011 | Argentina

Energy consumption reaches record high due to cold blast

The wave of frosty weather and bitterly low temperatures affecting the country caused the demand for electricity to go through the roof with Monday’s levels reaching 21,564 megawatts, according to the Federal Planning Ministry.

16/01/2012 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry condemns Malvinas govt's cruise ban

The National Government condemned a recent decision made by the Malvinas Islands authorities, after they rejected the docking of a cruise with 3,600 passengers on board because more than twenty of them were ill, among them several Argentine tourists.

18/04/2011 | Argentina

Fuel dealers' workers lift Easter weekend strike after 33% salary hike agreement

Fuel Dealers Federation (FOESGRA in Spanish) members lifted the 48-hour strike they were going to hold on Easter weekend after they agreed to a 33 percent salary hike with fuel businessmen. The basic salary of a worker will go from $2600 to $3700 and additional payments will amount to a total of $4200 per month. The negotiations were held at the Labour Ministry.

26/04/2011 | Argentina

Feletti appointed as ANSes director of Banco Macro

Deputy Minister of Economy Roberto Feletti has been designated as the new representative of the State at the Banco Macro’s directors’ board, sources confirmed to ámbito.com at the Ministry.

28/06/2011 | Argentina

UIA reports worries over gas interruption to the Gov’t

The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) presented before the Federal Planning Ministyr and to Enargas gas regulator its worries over the gas interruption that is affecting more than 300 companies all over the country, and received guarantees that the productive businesses will have the energy needed to continue with their production.

25/02/2011 | Argentina

Rail strike lifted

The Railway Union staged a 12-hour strike paralizing the Roca, San Martín, Mitre, Belgrano and Urquiza lines and affecting thousands of passengers.

26/02/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry ratifies 'possible sanctions' for Friday's train strike

Labour Minister ratified that the board is “analyzing the application of pecuniary sanctions or even a trial” due to the unfulfillment of the mandatory conciliation which was dictated over the train strike to protest against the arrest of the head of the Ferroviaria railway union, José Pedraza.

04/04/2011 | Argentina

City public buildings to lose Federal Police guard, City Gov't considers pressing charges

The City's public buildings will no longer be guarded by Federal Police agents. Security Minister Nilda Garré said that the aim of the measure is to "reinforce the presence of policemen in the streets." City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta said that the City administration "is considering pressing charges against the Government."

21/12/2010 | Argentina

Some 6,000 passengers stranded due to LAN strike

After the Ministry of Labour ordered for the mandatory conciliation between the LAN airline company and its cabin crew staff, General Secretary and Representative of the ATCPEA cabin crew association, Paula Marconi, said that "they would not be complying with mandatory norms put in place by the government."

08/02/2011 | Argentina

Education Ministry, teacher's unions end second round of wage talks

Education Ministry officials and representatives from the five teacher’s unions met for the second time this afternoon in order to discuss wage talks and the new nationwide salary floor.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry says 'still awaiting satisfactory response from US' in plane case

After the US Department of State official Philip Crowley tweeted that his country “wanted his (seized) stuff back,” the Foreign Ministry issued a press statement in which it assured that it still awaits “a satisfactory response” to the formal complaint sent to the US embassy regarding the nature of the impounded material.

17/07/2012 | World

'US Navy attack threatens regional security,' Iran foreign ministry

Iran criticized the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, saying the incident showed foreign forces threatened regional security.

18/09/2012 | World

Iran calls Foreign Minister for a meeting at UN

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi summoned his Argentine counterpart Héctor Timerman for a meeting to be held next week at the United Nations General Assembly, the Ministry reported.

28/04/2013 | World

Gunmen surround Libyan foreign ministry to push demands

Gunmen surrounded Libya's Foreign Ministry, calling for a ban on officials who worked for deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi holding senior positions in the new administration.

11/12/2011 | Latin America

Peru's Humala tightens grip in Cabinet overhaul

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala swore in a new team of ministers on in a shake-up that could lead to harsher crackdowns on social protests but will leave the country's free-market economic model in place.

01/03/2012 | Latin America

Cuban government to open new ministries

Cuba will create two new ministries as part of President Raul Castro's campaign to reorganize the government and make it more effective, state media reported.