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Argentines ask patron saint of work for jobs with elections around the corner

By DANIEL POLITI - Aug 07, 2023, 04:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 07, 2023, 04:12 PM EDT
APTOPIX Argentina Work Saint
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Argentines have lined up on a bitterly cold winter morning as part of an annual pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine for the patron saint of work

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines lined up on a bitterly cold winter morning Monday in an annual pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine for the patron saint of work, asking for jobs and prosperity as many struggle with one of the world’s highest inflation rates.

Voters in the South American country are set to go to the polls Sunday in national primary elections that will determine party candidates for the October presidential race. But many of those in line at the shrine to St. Cayetano had little optimism things would change regardless of who comes out on top.

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Rubén Gómez said he hasn’t been able to find steady work since he lost his job at a slaughterhouse two years ago.

“I was fine until the pandemic,” he said, adding that he now must do odd jobs to survive.

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