Argentina's striking workers clash with police over Milei labor reforms

France 24 · Feb 20, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Shops and supermarkets shut, flights were canceled and garbage piled up across Argentina on Thursday as unions staged a 24-hour general strike against President Javier Milei’s labor reforms. Transport was largely halted, trains stood empty and protesters blocked key roads into Buenos Aires, with some clashes reported.

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