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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rodrigo Abd and Gustavo Garello

Argentine workers clash with police as senators debate labor reform, in photos

APTOPIX Argentina Protest - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions converged outside Argentina’s Congress, blocking traffic and clashing with police, as senators opened debate on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws. Security forces fired water cannons and rubber bullets to control the crowds as some protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails.

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