Milei's Austerity Measures Met with Protests as Argentina Cuts 15,000 State Jobs
• Argentina cuts 15,000 state jobs as part of President Milei's campaign to slash spending and reduce the size of the public sector • Hundreds of dismissed employees stormed workplaces in protest, demanding their jobs back. Clashes erupted as police tried to evict them. • The layoffs targeted those Milei sees as a drag on taxpayers or without defined roles, but unions say they impact the poor and spur poverty. • Milei aims to balance the budget with spending cuts after hiking inflation and devaluing the peso, but risks sparking unrest. • Unions pledge a general strike in response, while fired workers vow to keep mobilizing, threatening to derail Milei's deficit elimination goal.