{"id":317300,"date":"2026-02-12T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-protesters-clashing-with-police-in-argentina\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:00:21","slug":"why-are-protesters-clashing-with-police-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-protesters-clashing-with-police-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are protesters clashing with police in Argentina?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0shYq-udITI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are protesters clashing with police in Argentina?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0shYq-udITI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why are protesters clashing with police in Argentina?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s because many are in fear of labour reforms that would restrict their right to strike and potentially reduce employment benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of activists came out in force on Wednesday against the bill outside Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Police deployed water cannon and tear gas to control the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Javier Milei, Argentina&#8217;s President, believes these reforms will attract investment and growth, in a bid to push for a free-market economy.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are protesters clashing with police in Argentina? 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