Argentina’s general strike against 12 hour workday
While organized workers seek to repeal the controversial reform, it advances in Congress. It still needs to be ratified by the Senate. Workers claim that it eliminates many of their rights.
Thousands march in Argentina to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza
Protesters on Saturday also denounced the very close relationship between the governments of Milei and Netanyahu.
“Without science there is no future”: Thousands of Argentine scientists protest Milei’s neoliberal adjustment
The mobilizations that took place all over the country denounced the reduction of the budget for scientific research, which resulted in the loss of jobs and the penalization of projects.
Argentine trade unions warn that 60,000 state workers may lose their employment
The Association of State Workers denounced that the government may seek to reduce over 60,000 temporary contracts across the country. It would be the second wave of major layoffs since Milei took power.
Jujuy rises up against repression and regressive reforms
The province led by conservative Governor Gerardo Morales has been rocked by mass protests against the reform of the constitution which undermines Indigenous rights and the right to protest
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