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Judi Lynn

(162,534 posts)
Thu Jun 13, 2024, 02:05 PM Jun 2024

Argentina approves bill to slash workers' rights as riot cops clash with protesters

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024



An anti-government protester holds an Argentine flag by police near Congress where lawmakers debate a reform bill promoted by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 12, 2024


ARGENTINAN legislators narrowly approved a proposal to slash workers’ rights today as protesters against the government’s neoliberal extremist programme clashed with riot police in the capital Buenos Aires.

The reforms, put forward by President Javier Milei, aim to revive the country’s finances by declaring a state of economic emergency, cutting pensions and shredding labour rights.

Vice-President Victoria Villarruel used a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to approve the plans, which includes foreign investment and privatisation, following an all-day debate.

The Bill must pass a further reading in the lower house before it becomes law, but it is likely to be approved.

Annual inflation in is currently close to 300 per cent and more than half of the population is living in poverty.

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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/argentina-approves-bill-to-slash-workers-rights-as-riot-cops-clash-with-protesters

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Argentina approves bill to slash workers' rights as riot cops clash with protesters (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2024 OP
Argentina is in such a heartbreaking anciano Jun 2024 #1

anciano

(1,584 posts)
1. Argentina is in such a heartbreaking
Thu Jun 13, 2024, 03:14 PM
Jun 2024

state of affairs. My DIL's parents are from Argentina and they know firsthand what life there is like. And it is always the working class that bears the economic pain from "reforms".
Thanks for posting.

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