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Argentina

Argentine Unions Call for Strike to Protest IMF Austerity Plan
May 31st 2000, AFP

"BUENOS AIRES - Tens of thousands of people marched Wednesday through downtown Buenos Aires to protest a new government economic austerity plan, with union leaders calling for a one-day national strike next week. In an unusual move, the protest march was strongly supported by Roman Catholic church leaders, who hold the IMF largely responsible for Argentina's economic malaise."

Thousands Protest Argentina Government Cuts, IMF
May 31st 2000 (Reuters)

"BUENOS AIRES - Thousands of union activists on Wednesday marched through downtown Buenos Aires protesting government cutbacks they blame on the International Monetary Fund's constant call for economic austerity"