On 19 March 2025, in Santa Rosa (La Pampa), members of the CTA marched from the National Social Security Administration (ANSES) to the Integral Medical Care Program (PAMI) to demand the provision of free medications to retirees, an improvement in pensions, and to denounce the repression experienced by the demonstrators who, the previous week, protested in front of the National Congress in favor of raising pensions and defending other social benefits (coded separately). The members of CTA rejected the end of the pension moratorium, which allows those who have reached the required age to access a pension despite not having accumulated the number of contribution years required by law and expressed concern about the future of their pension fund due to the lack of payments and delays in transfers from the national government to the province.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 19, 2025, CTA (Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina) protesters in Santa Rosa, La Pampa province, Argentina, conducted peaceful demonstrations demanding pension improvements and free medical benefits for retirees. This was a low-intensity social unrest incident with no direct supply-chain disruptions, but it indicates ongoing socioeconomic tensions within Argentina.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Potential agricultural sector risks: La Pampa province is a major grain and livestock region in Argentina, and continued social unrest could potentially have indirect impacts on agricultural labor and transportation
• Inland logistics monitoring needed: Santa Rosa is located on the Buenos Aires-western inland transportation network, raising concerns about potential impacts on land transport routes if protests spread
• Government policy uncertainty: Pension and social security-related protests could lead to changes in government fiscal policy, with potential adjustments to export taxes or agricultural policies having ripple effects on grain supply chains

3) Watch points

• Follow-up protest trends: Whether CTA and other unions expand to nationwide protests and plans for gatherings near major ports and transportation hubs
• Government response measures: Impact of pension improvement announcements or social security policy changes on fiscal conditions and agricultural sector support policies