Argentine
unions and social organizations, including workers, teachers and
women, have called for a mass three-day protest against the
government of President Mauricio Macri in what's set to be the
largest demonstration against the administration since it took office
15 months ago.
Macri
returned Saturday to Argentina from a trip to Spain, where he held
meetings with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and
also delivered a speech in Congress. Members of the leftist party
Podemos criticized Macri's visit, and one lawmaker greeted him with a
shirt demanding the release of Milagro Sala, the Indigenous activist and lawmaker who was
dubbed the first "political prisoner" of Macri's
administration when she was arrested after a protest in January 2016.
Teachers
from all over the country will skip work and strike on March 6 and 7
— the first days of the school year — to protest wage disputes
that have not been resolved with the administation. They will also be
joined by General Confederation of Labor, or CGT, one of the largest
trade unions in the country. Then on March 8, International Women's
Day, organizations will join the march to demand respect for women's
rights and a stronger fight against femicide in the country.
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