The Jorge Newbery airport is seen empty during a 24-hour national strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A strike called by Argentina's largest trade union federation in protest over President Mauricio Macri's market-friendly economic policies brought the country to a standstill on Monday, freezing grains exports and halting banking and public transit.
The CGT umbrella labour union demanded wage hikes to keep up with inflation rates running at more than 25 percent annually. The group has slammed Macri's deal with the International Monetary Fund, arguing that austerity measures linked to the agreement would harm workers.
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