“Women are among the most affected by austerity policies,” Argentina’s Center for Political Economy concluded in a recent report, which shows Argentine women have been more severely impacted by low-quality employment, budget cuts and poor execution of budgets, inflation, and poverty during the government of President Mauricio Macri.
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Argentina Approves Heavily-Protested Austerity Budget After $800M Treasury Bill Sale
Argentines clashed with security while demonstrating against the government’s plans – tax increases and spending cuts.
Argentine police fire rubber bullets at anti-austerity protesters
Argentine police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and waters cannon at protesters who marched on Wednesday in front of Congress against the government’s 2019 budget bill, which contains steep spending cuts aimed at erasing the country’s fiscal deficit.
In Ireland, a Picture of the High Cost of Austerity
(28.6.2010) Rather than being rewarded for its actions, though, Ireland is being penalized. Its downturn has certainly been sharper than if the government had spent more to keep people working. Lacking stimulus money, the Irish economy shrank 7.1 percent last year and remains in recession.
Joblessness in this country of 4.5 million is above 13 percent, and the ranks of the long-term unemployed — those out of work for a year or more — have more than doubled, to 5.3 percent.
Now, the Irish are being warned of more pain to come.
Anti-austerity demonstration fills up central Rome square
Rome, December 18 – Rome’s central Piazza del Popolo was filling up with protesters from the anti-austerity Pitchfork Movement as demonstrators prepared to launch a large-scale protest against the government Wednesday.
Argh! why is the Left not saying this!? why does it have to be them!? “We are against the enemies of Europe — Juncker and Moscovici“ […] „The politics of austerity of the last few years have increased Italian debt and impoverished Italy.“
Ecuador: Government Announces More Austerity Measures, Slashes Ministries
According to local newspaper El Comercio, the reduction in the size of the state will cost the country at least 900 jobs. This, in turn, will have a negative impact on unemployment and internal demand.
David Suarez, of the Center for Economic and Social Rights (or CDES), tweeted “the announced economic measures reveal that we are taking the path of the sacrifice demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Austerity continues by the drop. Austerity for us, debt forgiveness for economic groups #ItIsNotTheGovernmentofAll #EconomicMeasures.”
Argentines march against IMF ahead of Buenos Aires G20 summit
Thousands of people have rallied in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires to protest against a visit by head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde.
My message to our sister parties in Europe is simple: reject austerity or the voters will reject you.
Argentina Workers on Third General Strike Against Macri’s Austerity
Argentine workers‘ unions and social movements protest President Macri’s economic policies and reject his government’s agreement with IMF.
America’s teachers have seen cut after cut at the hands of legislatures all across the country for decades. Now, they’re standing up, going on strike, and demanding better pay and better funding for education. And you know what? They’re winning.
Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity
The strikes aren’t just about pay. They’re a rejection of tax cuts for the wealthy and a rallying cry for public goods and services.
Puerto Rico: Thousands March Against Govt’s Austerity Measures on International Workers‘ Day
Thousands of protesters took to streets in Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan, to protest government’s austerity measures, school closures, and slow recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on the International Workers‘ Day Tuesday and were confronted by brutal police repression.