The Polo Obrero social movement today launched a week of protests demanding work and rejecting poverty and hunger. The protesters are expected to join other movements, culminating in camp-outs and marches in central Buenos Aires on Wednesday and Thursday. Social movements have organized frequent protests against poverty, welfare cuts, and lack of employment recently. On April 5, Polo Obrero organized 128 roadblocks across the country after national statistics showed that poverty was rising despite Argentina’s economy growing. Social leaders say new requirements for beneficiaries to verify their identity are not accessible to some of society’s most vulnerable.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 15, 2023 23:08 UTC