If approved in these terms, the regulation would have a direct impact on the Industrial Corridor of Greater Rosario, where a significant portion of port, energy, and strategic services activities would be covered by the new rules.

The text incorporates as essential services education and childcare at all levels, healthcare and hospital services along with the transportation and distribution of medicines, the production and marketing of drinking water, gas, oil, fuels, and electricity, as well as telecommunications services, including internet and satellite communications. It also includes waste collection, cash-in-transit services, and private security services.

However, the most sensitive point for the region concerns aeronautical and port activities. The wording explicitly mentions air and port traffic control, beaconing, dredging, mooring, loading and unloading (stevedoring), tugboat services for ships, and all services linked to port operations. In practical terms, this means that a labor action could not completely paralyze the export system: at least 75% of the activity would have to remain operational.

In the case of security forces, the requirement is even stricter. Coverage must be 100%, with no room for reduction.

Additionally, the bill introduces a differentiated category of “activities of transcendental importance,” which must guarantee a minimum coverage of 50%. Sectors such as passenger transportation, the food industry, banking, and exports could fall into this category, further reinforcing the impact on the productive framework of southern Santa Fe.

Another relevant aspect is the creation of an independent Guarantees Commission, with the authority to expand the list of essential activities if it deems that their interruption puts life, health, or public safety at risk, or affects a public service of transcendental importance.

In a region through which nearly 80% of the foreign currency entering the country flows, this discussion is far from minor. The reform redefines the balance between the right to strike and the operational continuity of strategic sectors. For the Industrial Corridor, it means that ports, dredging, and export logistics would be practically shielded against total shutdowns.