The GGT, the most powerful labor union in the country, hopes to mobilize at least 40,000 people in Buenos Aires to protest the executive’s plans to scale back the state

Javier Milei is facing his first big challenge on the streets. The general strike called by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) to protest the Argentine president’s economic policies has swelled into a mass anti-government protest. In addition to the CGT — the largest labor union in the country —, social movements and communities affected by Milei’s sweeping reform plans will march down the streets of Buenos Aires to the doors of Congress on Wednesday. Social organizations expect at least 40,000 people will attend the demonstration in the capital.

  • Retrowizard@piefed.social
    13·
    10 months ago

    Important to know that 40.000 was the number given by the government that is, of course, trying to minimise the strike’s adherence and Importance.

    Other sources are talking about 600.000 in the Capital and 1.500.000

    40.000 wouldn’t have to even been able to fill the squares in front of the congress buildings and their surrounding streets; and the protesting columns went way beyond the three congress squares zone yesterday

    • Retrowizard@piefed.social
      5·
      10 months ago

      Other sources are talking about 600.000 in the Capital and 1.500.000

      I meant to say 1.500.000 all around the country.

  • Siegfried@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    40000 for a general strike in Argentina is pretty much a complete failure, specially now that we have reasons to protest.

  • Shardikprime@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    General? Lasted literally less than 8 hours and only 0.4% of workers went into it. That’s not general. Specially from a group that used to LITERALLY stop the country for days

    • BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      Reports from the three main Argentinian union federations led by the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) say over 400,000 strikers took part in a demonstration in Buenos Aires alone.

      The strike is historic as for first time in recent history the country’s three major union confederations were united in joint industrial action. The strike was also supported by the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) including street vendors, agricultural workers and others from the informal sector.

      https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/argentina-makes-history-anti-neoliberal-general-strike