Workers across Argentina stage 24-hour walkout against president's anti-strike legislation
Police stand guard outside Congress where protesters gather during a national strike against the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 24, 2024
WORKERS across Argentina walked out on a 24-hour general strike today in opposition to a raft of new measures by the country’s new right-wing president, Javier Milei.
Thousands of workers took to the streets to support the strike against draconian, anti-democratic legislation proposed by Mr Milei that threatens decades of progress and hard-fought social protections.
The strike comes at a time when more than 40 per cent of Argentinians live in poverty and inflation is running at a staggering 211 per cent.
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