Argentina: Solidaridad con el Paro General

Friends of the Earth International supports a general strike in Argentina on January 24, 2024, protesting the 'Ley Ómnibus' and a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) issued by President Javier Milei. The organization condemns measures including a 51% currency devaluation, the privatization of 41 state companies, the dismantling of social ministries, and the creation of a domestic greenhouse gas emissions market. It further denounces the government's 'Protocolo del Ministerio de Seguridad' for restricting the right to public protest and calls for international solidarity to protect democratic and environmental rights in Argentina.

• The government of Javier Milei has implemented severe economic measures, including a sudden 51% devaluation in December that led to uncontrolled inflation and a 'shock doctrine' affecting the cost of living.
• The administration is pursuing extensive privatization of 41 state companies, including those managing water, sanitation, oil (empresa nacional de petróleo), the Banco Nación, and airlines, while opening the country to the overexploitation of common goods by transnational companies.
• The government is introducing the commodification of nature by granting the executive power to create a 'domestic market for greenhouse gas emissions' and a carbon market, which the document claims has historically failed to reduce emissions.
• State social infrastructure has been drastically reduced through the elimination of ministries for health, education, culture, work, and women, replacing them with a single 'Ministry of Human Capital'.
• A security protocol from the Ministry of Security is being used to prohibit fundamental rights to public demonstration, social and political organization, and freedom of expression.

APA

Prak, C. (2024). Argentina: Solidaridad con el Paro General. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/argentina-solidaridad-con-el-paro-general/

Chicago

Prak, Caroline. Argentina: Solidaridad con el Paro General. Friends of the Earth International, 2024. https://www.foei.org/es/argentina-solidaridad-con-el-paro-general/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Prak |first1=Caroline |title=Argentina: Solidaridad con el Paro General |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=24 January 2024 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/argentina-solidaridad-con-el-paro-general/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{prak2024argentina, author = {Prak, Caroline}, title = {{Argentina: Solidaridad con el Paro General}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2024}, month = jan, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/argentina-solidaridad-con-el-paro-general/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }