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December 29, 2023

Major Labor Union in Argentina Calls for National Strike to Protest Milei's Shock Therapy Economic Plans
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One of Argentina's most powerful labor unions has called for a national
strike next month to protest the shock therapy economic policies of
Argentina's new president, Javier Milei. The General Confederation of
Labor called for the strike to take place on January 24.

Héctor Daer: "On January 24th, we are going to hold a strike, and we'll
mobilize to Congress to support those congressmembers who agree that
this cannot happen in Argentina, because if they give all of the public
power to a president for two years and he can renew it for another two
years, we'll be facing a situation where a president is going to have,
during his entire mandate, the sum of public power, and the institutions
will not be respected, and nothing will be respected."



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