Thousands of passengers across Buenos Aires are affected by strikes this week as bus companies demand the government update subsidies for them. Subway lines also stopped circulating last night as workers demanded their working hours be reduced because of fears about asbestos in the underground network. However, sources in the Transport Ministry told Télam that the payments were made last week. Last night, subway lines B and C were down because workers were on strike, continuing industrial action they carried out last week. Workers are demanding that their working hours be reduced due to the presence of asbestos – a carcinogenic mineral – in the lines.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald April 18, 2023 14:03 UTC