Thousands of Argentinian workers expected to protest Milei’s budget cuts • FRANCE 24 English



Thousands of Argentinian workers expected to protest Milei’s budget cuts • FRANCE 24 English

Just 45 days after he took office Javier mle is set to face a mass strike against his policies of deregulation and economic reform a strike called by Argentina’s largest Union we’re going to hold a strike because if they give all of public power to a president for two

Years and he can renew it for another two years will be facing a situation where a president is going to have the sum of public power during his entire Mand dat the institutions will not be respected and nothing will be respected the union which has some 7 million members fears that mala’s

Reforms will leave many argentinians poorer and vulnerable to exploitation the president announced a set of sweeping reforms shortly after coming to power they include cuts to worker protections abolishing a price ceiling on rent and lifting price controls on certain consumer goods mle also sent a wide-ranging bill to Congress which includes measures to

Privatize State companies the strike comes a day after protesters gathered outside mala’s residents demanding more state aid food is not arriving in the subp kitchens due to the austerity measures economic crisis and the reduction of public expenditure by this government this is leading many families

To come to the soup kitchen to be able to get food the indiscriminate and criminal increase in food prices Allowed by the government with the elimination of all price regulations makes the situation in Community Kitchens increasingly serious both the bill and decree are being reviewed by Congress more than 40% of

Argentinians live in poverty and the country is grappling with annual inflation standing at more than 200% following Decades of financial mismanagement said

Argentine President Javier Milei faces the first major challenge to his budget-slashing policies Wednesday as workers are expected to down tools in their thousands and take to the streets in protest.
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