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Striking Argentine Workers Slow Down Buenos Aires in Protest over Labor Reforms
The strike, backed by transportation unions, saw record participation as workers oppose reforms affecting severance pay, work hours, and strike rights, unions said.
- Thursday, Argentine unions organized a nationwide strike, closing shops, halting services, and leaving bus and train stations largely empty as protesters blocked roads.
- Facing Congress on Thursday, the labour reform bill approved last week is before the Chamber of Deputies and would make hiring and firing easier, unions say.
- The CGT labour federation reported more workers adhered to the strike than previous ones, while Fate, Argentina's main tire factory, announced a closure with about 900 job cuts.
- On Tuesday the government warned reporters about the `risk` of covering protests and the Security Ministry said `In the event of acts of violence, our forces will act`.
- That macroeconomic record shows Milei has cut inflation from 150 percent to 32 percent in two years, amid public sector job cuts and falling disposable income, with the recent strike being the fourth.
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The reform, described as "regressive and unconstitutional" by the workers' centre, reduces compensation, extends the working day to 12 hours and limits the right to strike, among other points.
The general strike in Argentina this Thursday against labor reform has a level of “very important” compliance and is the largest of the four that the CGT central working class pushed against the policies of ultraliberal president Javier Milei, said one of its headlines, Jorge Sola.
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Striking Argentine workers slow down Buenos Aires in protest over labor reforms
Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time against labor reforms.
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Argentine workers go on strike to protest Milei's labor reforms
Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged the fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time to protest labor reforms.
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