Tens of thousands of Argentines demonstrated Tuesday in a partial strike that grounded aeroplanes and shut banks and other businesses to protest the economic policies of President Mauricio Macri.
“I came here to protest because I can’t manage on my salary. The government has to go. It hasn’t managed to sort out the economic situation,” said Juan Arrique, a 32-year-old trucker demonstrating in Buenos Aires.
The truck drivers’ union was one of the main groups calling for the protests that saw aeroplanes parked on the tarmac and transit buses lined up in rows at their terminal.
Sea traffic was also suspended, most schools closed and many shops, as well as banks, were shut. Read more
