catherine diaz has more. >> marching for their rights, hundreds of workers took to the streets to protest government reform. an endions are demanding to widespread layoffs in both the public and private sectors. they vowed to hold a series of strikes to keep pressure on. >> the reality that people don't want to leave. after the strike we need a commitment that we are here, that there will be a fight to change the economy hold that harms us. which is a threat to us. >> many are also angry about the rise in inflation, which topped 40% after the government removed energy subsidies, pushing millions below the poverty line. >> we are in a real social calamity. million new poor people in just one year. let us think what could happen in argentina if we have four full years of such a huge social calamity. despite the protest, the argentinian economy is growing. and fourth quarters it increased by .1% and .5%. since october official say around 25,000 new jobs are being created each month. while the situation in the capital is tense it is a different story in the crown -- in the countryside when ag