Argentina's President Mauricio Macri gestures during a news conference at the Olivos Presidential Residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's leading labour federation announced plans on Tuesday to stage a one-day general strike on June 25 to protest against government economic policies, raising pressure on President Mauricio Macri as he moves to speed up spending cuts to balance the budget.
In a statement, the CGT umbrella group of labour organizations slammed the $50 billion (£37.3 billion) funding deal the South American country signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week, arguing it would "dramatically aggravate an already unsupportable social situation."
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