Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne

Cinemateca del Tercer Mundo

Documentary
21 min     0     1969     Uruguay

Overview

After the meat industry workers stop receiving 2 kilograms of meat a day as a part of their salary, they organize the biggest strike in Uruguayan history. Images of farms. Meeting at the workers' society. Relations between the Uruguayan economic and political leaders and the United States. Scenes of decay and misery. Workers' demonstrations. Clashes between police and demonstrators.

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