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Argentine Maritime Unions Announce 48-Hour Port Strike

  • POST FROM 6 June 2024
Maritime labor unions in Argentina declared on Thursday that they would halt all port activities for 48 hours, affecting the country's primary agricultural export hub in the Rosario region. This brief strike was suspended following government-ordered talks between workers and companies.

Maritime labor unions in Argentina declared on Thursday that they would halt all port activities for 48 hours, affecting the country’s primary agricultural export hub in the Rosario region. This brief strike was suspended following government-ordered talks between workers and companies.

https://www.xm.com/research/markets/commodities/reuters/argentina-maritime-unions-to-halt-port-activities-for-48-hours-53854930

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