The Government confirmed that it is analyzing declaring education as an essential service to stop teacher strikes. In the event of any conflict, 75% of the service must be guaranteed.
Article 97 of President Javier Milei's DNU established that initial, primary and secondary education, as well as child care services and special education, among others, will be considered an "essential service" In this way, the Executive seeks to fulfill both rights: to education and to strike. The Government took another step in its decision to restrict teachers' right to strike by announcing that it began the evaluation.