Tierra Del Fuego: Economic or Geopolitical Question?

Until recently, the national territory of Argentina was not only divided into provinces. Regions existed that, although they were part of the country, had no political autonomy and were governed directly by the national State: the national territories, a legal and administrative figure that marked a key stage in the organization of the country. The last to be transformed into a province was the National Territory of Tierra del Fuego, which in 19…

(OPI TdF) – After weeks of tension and an indefinite stoppage, an agreement was finally reached in the conflict that affected the electronics industry of Tierra del Fuego. The Union Obrera Metalúrgica (UOM) and the Association of Argentine Electronic Terminal Factorys (AFARTE) signed a commitment that guarantees the continuity of the workers’ work and puts an end to the force measures that paralysed production at the most important industrial po…

Because of its strategic location close to Antarctica and its water reserve, the world looks closely at the south of the south. The government wants to eliminate the industrial promotion regime, but “delete its benefits by a stroke, it could cause a population exodus.” Do we agree? Read more

After a week of unemployment following the government’s decision to eliminate tariffs on the import of cell phones, the UOM and the business chamber Afarte reached an understanding. They will create a multisectoral working table. The companies that make up the Association of Argentine Electronic Terminal Factorys (AFARTE) and the Union Obrera Metalúrgica (UOM) reached an agreement this Friday that led to the cessation of the conflict on the isla…

The conflict that kept electronic product factories paralyzed, the companies that make up the Association of Argentine Electronic Terminal Factorys (AFARTE) and the Metallurgical Workers Union (UOM) reached an agreement in which workers undertake to return to work and companies not to fire people at least until December 31, 2025.

After a week of paralysis, this Friday the Association of Argentine Electronic Terminal Factory (AFARTE) and the Metallurgical Workers Union (UOM) signed an agreement to break the conflict generated by the national decree that eliminated external tariffs for the import of electronic products. “We made this commitment to not make layoffs and, at the same time, we redouble our efforts to find ways to find palliative measures that allow us to maint…