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National Strike In Argentina Against Economic And Labour Reforms | Photos

In the heart of Argentina's Buenos Aires, Argentinians took to the roads, plazas, and avenues to oppose economic and labour reforms proposed by President Javier Milei. The striking images tell the tale of a nation in unrest, grappling with the consequences of proposed changes.

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National Strike In Argentina Against Economic And Labour Reforms | Photos
Argentina Strike | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd

Police form a cordon on the perimeters of Congress as Cristian Rojas, who is homeless, and 14-year-old student Alejandro Imhoff lie before them in a fetal position, during a demonstration as part of a national strike to protest the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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A protester in a Joker costume imitates a TV news reporter as he walks behind police leaving the area near Congress at the end of a protest against the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei's government, during a national strike in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Argentina Strike | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
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People march to Congress with a sign that reads in Spanish "You don't sell the country!" during a national strike against economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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People rally outside Congress during a national strike against the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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A demonstrator holds a banner of the late first lady Eva Peron during a march to Congress as part of a national strike against economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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A demonstrator wearing the Spanish word "Hate" stands in front of police standing guard outside Congress as protesters rally during a national strike against the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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An effigy of Argentina's President Javier Milei stands over protesters marching to Congress during a national strike to protest economic and labor reforms proposed by Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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A woman confronts police guarding Congress during a national strike against the economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Police guard Congress where demonstrators gather during a national strike against economic and labor reforms proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina.