On 19 March 2025, in Santa Rosa (La Pampa), retirees, along with members of social, political, and union organizations, as well as officials from the provincial and municipal governments, marched from San Martin Square to the offices of the Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) and then to the headquarters of the Federal Police to denounce the repression suffered by demonstrators in front of the National Congress last week (coded separately), to demand an increase in pensions and the extension of the retirement moratorium-which allows those who are of the required age but have not reached the contribution years required by law to access retirement-and to protest against the economic adjustment promoted by the national government. The mobilization, replicated in various cities, included the participation of members of the La Pampa Education Workers' Union (UTELPA).

Summary

On March 19, 2025, retirees and social, political, and union groups held peaceful protests in Santa Rosa, La Pampa Province, Argentina, demanding pension increases. This demonstration protested the crackdown on protests in front of the National Congress last week and called for pension expansion, with the current risk level assessed as low.

Supply-chain impact

• La Pampa Province is a major agricultural region in central Argentina producing soybeans, wheat, corn and other grains, but direct agricultural production disruptions are limited at the current peaceful protest level
• Potential temporary impact on small-scale logistics and transportation services in the Santa Rosa area, but no effect on major transport routes or port accessibility
• Risk exists that if social unrest related to pension reform spreads, it could lead to agricultural labor shortages or transportation industry strikes
• Currently no substantial disruption to Argentina's major grain export supply chains

Watch points

• Track whether pension reform protests spread nationwide across Argentina and potential spillover to major cities like Buenos Aires
• Monitor trends in solidarity protest participation by agricultural workers and transportation industry, and assess impact on grain export terminal operations