A federal labor court suspended several articles of the government-backed labor reform that Congress passed last month. The government already announced it would appeal the legal measure.

In March, the country’s main trade union organization, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), filed an injunction against the national government to declare 82 articles of the reform as unconstitutional.

On Monday, the 63rd national labor court of first instance temporarily enforced the CGT’s request. The preliminary injunction will remain in effect until the merits of the case are resolved.

“This is very good news for the world of work. This injunction brings a greater sense of peace of mind to workers in Argentina,” said Cristian Jerónimo, one of the three leaders of the CGT, in an interview with Infobae.

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© Buenos Aires Herald