Thousands of Argentines marched through Buenos Aires on Tuesday April 30,2019 as part of a two-day nationwide strike over rising poverty and unemployment due to what protesters say is President Mauricio Macri's fiscal austerity programme.
Many services including banks and schools closed, while hospitals were only attending to emergencies. The Buenos Aires underground and many bus lines were down and flights were cancelled.
The strike, which started a day ahead of Labour Day - a public holiday in Argentina - was organised by trade unions and social movements, including Argentina's powerful freight transport union. Some groups are expected to continue with public transport union strikes on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, trade unions, social movements, political organisations and members of the general public marched to the central Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires
On Tuesday, trade unions, social movements, political organisations and members of the general public marched to the central Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires
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