>Milei has argued that Argentina's labor laws are overly restrictive and discourage formal hiring. More than 43% of Argentine workers lack formal employment contracts. Milei has accelerated his free market deregulatory reforms since winning October midterms with backing from US President Donald Trump.
He's right. Since 2011 to 2022 we only had a [3% growth of private](https://www.perfil.com/noticias/economia/empleo-el-publico-crecio-34-y-el-privado-solo-3-desde-2011.phtml) registered jobs. And Federal regulation are not even the biggest sinners. The biggest sinners of this are municipal and provincial regulations that basically create a system where you either bribe half the City official to be able to open a business or you wait for months to do it. Even pro business friendly [provinces are full of it](https://www.infobae.com/economia/2021/04/05/las-31-trabas-burocraticas-para-abrir-una-heladeria-con-cuatro-empleados-que-le-exigieron-a-un-empresario-pyme/).
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