According to the organization’s Social Policy department, in August of this year 13,750 lawsuits were notified to the ART, with which The cumulative number of new trials in 2024 reached 81,709.
This, compared to August 2023, shows an increase of 12.3%while the cumulative total for 2023, compared to that of 2024, is an increase of 5.8%.
On the other hand, according to the UIA, accident rates are at historic lows, at the same time as trials increased by 25%.
In order to provide comprehensive responses to the problem of increasing litigation and the consequent increase in rates, the authorities requested the formation of provincial forensic medical bodies, something that is included in law 27,348, passed in 2017.
The latter is the link of the Occupational Hazards Act which is still pending compliance in almost all provincial jurisdictions, as well as in the national Labor Court.
The UIA pointed out that “Complying with the text of the law is a fundamental step to consolidate the efforts made by the productive sector to improve working conditions and promote a culture of prevention and definitively eradicate the so-called ‘judgment industry’.”
The UIA report on port logistics costs
Through a report, the UIA warned about port costs in our country. In it, they give an account how the competitiveness of the productive sector is affected by logistics and transport.
To this end, a comparison was made between the Argentine terminals (Exolgan, APM and TRP) versus those of Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Peru, in which it was observed that the cost of Moving a 40-foot container in Argentina can be up to three times more expensive for exports compared to other ports in the region, and up to seven times more expensive for imports.
To address the problem, they are being carried out jointly with the General Port Administration (AGP) a series of measures to prevent Argentine exports from losing competitiveness compared to other countries in the region.
Industrial activity indicators for the months of July and August from the UIA
The UIA Studies Center (CEU) He also presented the industrial activity indicators for the months of July and August.
As for the month of July, industrial activity registered a fall of -5.8% in the annual comparison, while the monthly comparison without seasonality showed an increase of +12.8%which represents a significant improvement compared to the low levels recorded in May and June.
The industrial sector thus reached the 14 consecutive months with year-on-year declines and a drop of -12.8% compared to the first seven months of 2023.
While for August, the first data anticipate a new year-on-year fall and a decline in the monthly comparison that would reverse part of the improvement in July in some industrial branches
On the other hand, the III UIA Survey showed that For 69% of companies, the use of installed capacity in July was lower than that considered “optimal”. Besides, The majority (55.7%) expect to recover adequate levels only from the second half of 2025.
The current sectoral and regional situation of the UIA
For their part, the sectoral and regional representatives of the UIA They expressed concern about the impact of the economic context on the industry.
As detailed, “the level of activity”, “the increase in costs” -especially for SMEs-unfair competition –Regarding informality and the importation of finished goods that are not taxed in the country- and “idle capacity in productive establishments” were some of the axes pointed out.
In line with this, they called for the need to launch initiatives that improve competitiveness and promote the development of value chains.
Among others, some of the proposals were the sanction of a new SME Law, the recovery of the dynamics of the internal market (through the development of local production, consumption and formal employment) and the promotion of value-added exports (through increased refunds and lower fees).
The institutional activity of the UIA
The president of the UIA, Daniel Funes from Riojareviewed the different institutional activities that have been carried out since the last meeting of the Board of Directors.
According to the director, some of the activities highlighted were: participation in the IV Metallurgical Congress organized by the Association of Metallurgical Industrialists of the Argentine Republic (ADIMRA); participation in the Commemoration of the Day of the Industry organized by the Industrial Federation of Santa Fe (FISFE); the working meeting with the president of the Banco Nación Argentina, Daniel Tillard; participation in the working table convened by the Ministries of Economy and Human Capital to address the agenda related to the SME Law; participation in the Labor Legislation Commission of the Honorable Chamber of Deputies of the Nation; participation in the Federal Logistics Summit, organized by the Federal Investment Council (CFI); and participation in the bilateral meeting with Brazil for the international land transport agreement.
The institution’s next participations in the 20th Industrial Conference – to be organised by the Industrial Union of Entre Ríos (UIER) on 26 September – and in “We are Industry” – to be organised jointly by the Industrial Union of the Province of Buenos Aires (UIPBA) and the Association of Industrialists of the Province of Buenos Aires (ADIBA), from 2 to 3 October; and the colloquium of the Industrial Union of Córdoba (UIC) on 8 October were also detailed.
Prior to the review, the members of the Board of Directors held a minute of silence for the death of the former president of the UIA, Alberto Alvarez Gaiani.
Source: Ambito
