Argentine workers launch widespread 24-hour strike against Milei's austerity measures


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  • Friday, 11 Apr 2025

A train is seen at Retiro train station, on the day of a 24-hour general strike against the adjustment policy of Argentinian President Javier Milei's government, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's largest workers' unions kicked off a massive 24-hour strike on Thursday, bringing trains, planes and ports to a halt as they protested against sweeping austerity measures from libertarian President Javier Milei's government.

The capital, Buenos Aires, was quiet on Thursday morning, though public buses were running as usual. Banks and schools shuttered, and public hospitals and government agencies were running on skeleton staffing.

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