US EditionArgentine workers go on strike to protest Milei's labor reforms
The strike, called by Argentina's largest union CGT, protests labor reforms cutting sick pay, overtime, and strike rights with reported 90% adherence, halting key sectors nationwide.
- Argentina's lower house was set to vote on a labor reform backed by President Javier Milei, as unions staged a nationwide strike.
- The reform would impose limits on strikes, lower severance costs, and make hiring/firing easier, which unions oppose.
- While Milei's policies have curbed inflation, unions say his austerity push undermines workers' rights.
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The shops and supermarkets were closed, the flights were cancelled and the tunnel was accumulated, on the other hand, throughout Argentina, while the unions organized a 24-hour general strike against the work reforms proposed by President Javier Milei. The transport was largely blocked, the trains remained empty, and the protesters blocked the main access routes in Buenos Aires, reported some cracks, transmitted to France 24.
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Striking Argentine workers clash with police in protest over labor reforms
Shops and supermarkets closed, flights were canceled and garbage piled up Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, some clashing with police.
On Thursday afternoon, more than 10 people were arrested by the Federal Police in Buenos Aires, after incidents occurred during the protest called by different workers' unions and leftist groups in front of Congress, in rejection of the labor reform being discussed in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.A demonstration that, as reported by the newspaper La Nación, took place without commotion until 4 p.m. (same hour in Chile), when the first incid…
Buenos Aires, Argentina.- A general strike in protest against the emblematic reform of the labor laws of the South American country promoted by the Argentine president Javier Milei interrupted public transport, hospitals, ports and schools throughout Argentina on Thursday. The national strike intensified the confrontation between the libertarian leader and the powerful workers' unions, while the bill faced uncertain processing in Congress. Most …
Nationwide union strike in Argentina tests its leader Milei's flagship labor overhaul
Argentina’s largest labor unions are staging a one-day nationwide strike to protest President Javier Milei’s flagship overhaul of the country's labor law as the bill faces an uncertain passage through the lower house of Congress. Milei’s government considers the reform…
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