Milei faces first general strike in Argentina 45 days after taking office

The Argentine president, Javier MileiOn Wednesday, it faces the first general strike in just 45 days of government, against its draconian fiscal adjustment and its plan to reform more than a thousand laws and regulations that have been in force for decades.

The largest Argentine union called the strike in repudiation, in particular, of the changes decreed by the work regime promoted by Milei, which limit the right to strike and affect union financing.

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The world famous organizations of Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayoas well as trade unions and human rights organizations across the country.

“It’s a way of supporting this people’s resolution to form a protest and a call for attention to this whole situation we are experiencing with this strange government.”“said the president of Abuelas on Tuesday, Estela De Carlotto.

Citizen organizations and unions from around the world also called for mobilization in favor of the Argentine protesters.

In Uruguay, the PIT-CNT, the single workers’ union central, called to demonstrate in repudiation of the “anti-popular measures”by Milei, “that threaten the life, rights and freedom of workers and Argentine people”.

Support events are also planned in Madrid, London, Berlin and Paris, among other cities.

The general strike is called by the largest union center in the Argentinathe General Confederation of Labor (CGT), with a Peronist orientation, and received the support of Confederation of Argentine Workers (CTA), the second in size.

Thousands, and perhaps tens of thousands, of protesters are expected to gather in the heart of good air for concentration. The gigantic CGT alone claims to have 7 million members.

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First challenge

It will be the first national demonstration against the government and its drastic adjustment measures with which it seeks to contain a annual inflation of 211%, a record in 30 years.

In December, in year-on-year terms, consumption contracted 13.7% and production in small industries fell 26.9%, according to the business chamber HE CAME.

Furthermore, the 50% devaluation and the liberalization of fuel prices, among other Milei decisions, drastically reduced the purchasing power of employees and retirees, and the The discontent went directly to the streets.

However, several surveys show that the president maintains between 47% and 55% of the positive image.

The strike will last 12 hours from noon and will begin with a march from the headquarters of CGTa few blocks from May Square, to Congress.

“What Wednesday’s strike will show is that there are two Argentinas. There’s a Argentina who wants to stay in delayin the past, in decadence”he said Milei this week.

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Essential services

The mega Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) of 366 articles dictated by Milei As soon as he took office, he introduced several fundamental changes to the old and consolidated labor legislation. Argentinaespecially in the exercise of right to strike.

Milei demands a minimum coverage of 75% in essential services such as education, transport and food, among others, and promotes dismissals for just cause attackers.

The DNU also regulates labor assembliesconditions the capture of union resources and reduces severance pay.

The CGT questioned the constitutionality of the labor chapter of megadecree before the court, which provisionally suspended its effects. The decision was appealed by the government and the case has already been elevated to Supreme Courtcurrently on recess.

For Milei, “This is the first time that (with a DNU) freedoms are returned to citizens, a system is set up so that markets are more competitive and also clamps are eliminated [amaños]. And that’s why they’re so angry.”

Source: Elcomercio

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