The “omnibus law” either “Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines” brought with it criticism from different sectors including mayors, governors, civil associations, among others for the modifications in the Fishing law. But what are the most questioned points?
1. Modification of the mandatory unloading in Argentine ports.
Article 25 of the Federal Fisheries Regime Law 24,922 is repealed, which has the basis of generating employment directly or indirectly on Argentine soil.
2. Unequal competition in the allocation of catch quotas
In article 27, also of the Fishing Regime, it establishes that a public tender will be held between Argentine and foreign companies without taking into account the catch history of the last 10 years, investment capacity and employment, among other factors.
3. Elimination of the obligation to hire personnel of Argentine nationality
Article 40 of the same law establishes that the embarked personnel must be Argentine nationals with 10 years of residence. From now on it will not be mandatory, with companies having the possibility of hiring foreign personnel, which is not covered by collective labor agreements.
Fishing Law: opinions against
The Latin American Fisheries Sustainability Foundation (Fulasp) announced this afternoon that will present an appeal for protection to avoid the changes proposed by the national government to the Federal Fishing Lawwhich are part of the reform package that raised the Executive power for treatment in Congress within the framework of extraordinary sessions.
“The national government presented the controversial initiative in the national Legislative Palace, with which it intends to establish severe modifications in the permits that govern the activity and establish, among other issues, that the capture quotas will be assigned by an international bidding systemthey indicated from the entity in a statement.
What does Fulasp think of the new bill?
According to the Foundation, the project is “very serious” because would become legal “the depredation of the Argentine sea at the hands of foreign ships with serious human rights violations on board”.
Raúl Cereseto, president of the Fulaspnoted that “the project surrenders the sovereignty of our sea and its resourcesputting in equal footing to the chinese ships predators with Argentine companies that generate thousands of jobs.
“This attempt at reform, added to the increase in fifteen% in the Export rights “It will generate great legal uncertainty and will completely destroy a national activity that has a lot of capital invested and that generates many direct and indirect jobs throughout the country,” added the manager.
The Fulasp will advance on a protection measure considering that the Government’s initiative “violates several rights contemplated in the national Constitution: Article No. 41 which establishes that the authorities will provide for the rational use from natural resources, to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage and biological diversity; and the right to work established in article 14 bis, for putting so many sources of employment at risk”, details the statement.
Source: Ambito
