thirty six hour long work stoppage to protest against austerity measures imposed by president mauricio markley the measures are aimed at reducing the country's huge budget deficit as agreed with the international monetary fund. the i.m.f. increased its loan package for argentina to fifty seven billion dollars this week. garia is a major textile producer largely due to low labor costs here in the southern town of gazza del chip many earn a living in the clothing industry german entrepreneur bear tom hartman has been producing clothes here since one thousand nine hundred three when he founded the company pier and tex it manufactures men's and women's fashion for luxury brands mostly sold in german stores two thousand employees work here the average net salary of three hundred fifty euros per month is higher than in other factories around the country. more than the average we expect on the average from our employees we expect things like quality flexibility and adapting to new products and materials. and. it's two thirty pm time for the shift handover employees fought hard for their above average

merging or even scrapping a number of ministries as it looks a ways to cut its budget president mauricio markley may also be forced to reverse one of its flagship policies by reinstating export taxes on agricultural policies products machree has requested a fifty billion dollar relief package from the i.m.f. but the move has sparked widespread protests across the country. two people have been shot during anti-government protests in nicaragua by unidentified gunmen in the capital tension has been mounting between pro and anti-government factions for months president recently spelled a un human rights mission after it claimed his government for a violent crackdown on protesters activists say three hundred people have been killed in the armrest since april follows in guatemala struggling to make ends meet two months after a volcanic eruption that destroyed much of their crops as david mercer reports from . the field after field is still blanketed in a thick layer of ash and rocks. the rich black soil on the side of this volcano in guatemala is normally the stuff of farmers' dreams but knows firstha