Barely a month after taking the presidency in Argentina, conservative leader Milei is confronted with workers staging a 24-hour walkout.
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00:00 Argentinian workers have staged their first general strike against the radical policies
00:06 of President Javier Milley. Tens of thousands took to the streets of Buenos Aires to protest
00:12 against his plans for deep spending cuts and wider-ranging deregulations of the economy.
00:18 They were also demonstrating against a new law curbing the right to protest and expanding
00:23 presidential powers.
00:24 Milley was elected in December, promising extreme measures to tackle the country's inflation
00:30 crisis and soaring poverty levels.
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