Economics students attend public classes held on streets and squares in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities. The classes precede a new demonstration bringing together professors, students, workers, and state university authorities to protest ongoing higher-education budget cuts. The federal university march on Tuesday will be the fourth protest against Milei’s higher-education “chainsaw” policies, with the main rally in Plaza de Mayo in front of the presidential palace. Since 2023, funding for the university system has fallen by 45.6%. The most urgent concern is the salary situation for teaching and non-teaching staff, alongside the need to update financial aid scholarships to prevent students from leaving their studies. Professors and employees have lost about a third of purchasing power, and unions report increasing resignations or additional jobs due to reduced income.
"In the two years and five months since the current far-right government took office, professors and other employees at state universities have lost a third of their purchasing power, according to calculations by the National Interuniversity Council (CIN). Unions in the sector report that a growing number of professors are being forced to resign or take on additional jobs due to the sharp decline in their income. This year, union organizations have intensified"
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