Argentina: Huge youth march

The Youth Department of the Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA), the HIJOS group, the agricultural workers’ Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA) and the Federación Universitaria Argentina (FUA) organised a huge march on Friday 28 September to the Parliament, where they transmitted the 10 demands comprising the political agenda agreed between many youth organisations.

The latter also included: Corriente de Organizaciones Sociales, MBB, MTI, MAB, MTL, Marcha Grande, Frente Transversal, la Corriente de Militancia Popular, local CTA groups from various parts of Buenos Aires, FTV, Libres del Sur, Jóvenes de Pie, Miles, JP Evita, Octubres, la FJC, PS, MNR, FM and various other student bodies.

Over 5,000 young activists joined the march to the Congress, where they gave a public presentation of the united political programme of the organisations in pursuit of their rights.

“Our primary aim is to force a discussion agenda on the State and the major economic interest groups that are currently running the country, with a nationwide redistribution of wealth as the priority issue”, stated Pablo Reyner, National Director of CTA Youth, before adding: “we are struggling to secure public policies that enshrine young people’s right to a decent life and provide for the future wellbeing of the whole nation”.

More information is available here: http://www.cta.org.ar