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As part of a nationwide strike protesters block a main highway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, yesterday
ARGENTINA’S largest trade union body, the General Confederation of Workers (CGT), held a 24-hour general strike yesterday against austerity policies imposed at the behest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The previous day, the Argentinian Workers Centre (CTA) launched a parallel 36-hour strike, backed by several smaller unions, neighbourhood associations and social movements, over the social and economic policies of President Mauricio Macri’s government.
The unions vowed to continue protests until there is a change in policy or government.
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