ITUC praises Argentina for putting people first in fighting Covid 19

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A new analysis from the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, of government responses from 69 countries to the COVID-19 pandemic has identified 12 governments that are putting people first as they tackle the economic fallout from lockdown measures to stem the spread of the virus. Read full article

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Enrique Massot
When push comes to shove, states become more necessary than ever to co-ordinate response measures.

Key measures, according to the ITUC, are paid sick leave, wage support and income support for workers, as well as loan relief for rent or mortgage payments and free health care.

Argentina narrowly escaped a very different fate thanks to the electors' choice last October, when they kicked out “business-friendly” Macri out of office after a single, disastrous four-year term.

Newly elected president Alberto Fernandez, who inherited a wrecked economy, has been widely praised for imposing strict measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus and for caring for the citizens' lives as his first priority. In comparison, Brazil's response has so far been taken mostly by states, with president Jair Bolsonaro remaining opposed to send workers home -- out of worries for the economy.
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