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Argentine workers clash with police as senators debate labor reform, in photos

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions converged outside Argentina’s Congress, blocking traffic and clashing with police, as senators opened debate on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws. Security forces fired water cannons and rubber bullets to control the crowds as some protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails.

13 February 2026
By RODRIGO ABD and GUSTAVO GARELLO
13 February 2026

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions converged outside Argentina's Congress, blocking traffic and clashing with police, as senators opened debate on a sweeping overhaul of the nation's rigid labor laws. Security forces fired water cannons and rubber bullets to control the crowds as some protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails.

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