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Weekly Report - 01 April 2015 (WR-15-13)
ARGENTINA: Strikes cause transport problems, government unmoved
Workers from 33 different trade unions, with 22 of them from the transport sector, brought large parts of Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina to a halt on 31 March as they carried out a national strike, the fourth against the administration of President Cristina Fernández. Both pro and anti-government unions participated in the protest which was called to demand the Fernández administration raise the current income tax threshold. The government shows no sign of heeding the protesters’ demands, and further strikes seem likely at this stage.
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