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Housing insecurity and social unrest in Mexico and AR

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In early August 2026, reports from Querétaro, Mexico, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, highlighted the scale of housing insecurity across Latin America. In Querétaro, the municipal Institute for Human Rights and Social Inclusion documented that roughly 80% of the 300 people experiencing homelessness were internal migrants, while the “Hogar de Transición” program had assisted 650 individuals since 2024, helping about 40% reintegrate into society. In Buenos Aires, a study by Fundación Tejido Urbano found that 89% of households in informal settlements faced at least one housing problem, with nearly 10,000 families needing new homes. Two days later, attention shifted to Argentina’s provincial level, where cuts to social programs deepened the crisis. In Salta, 32 families of former Terminal Pacheco S.A. workers were left homeless after a promised retirement scheme failed to provide re‑employment. In Neuquén, the suspension of the national “Volver al Trabajo” program removed benefits for roughly 8,600 workers, raising fears of food shortages and evictions. By mid-August, social vulnerability in Argentina continued to escalate. In Concordia, Rolo Tribulatti of the Movimiento Federal Belgrano reported individuals searching waste containers for food scraps alongside collecting recyclables. Simultaneously, Hábitat para la Humanidad Argentina launched a campaign in the Province of Buenos Aires to address precarious living conditions. Spokesperson Juan Juri noted that structural issues, such as dirt floors, contribute to increased illness and school absenteeism among children. By late August, social protests intensified across Argentina. In Caleta Olivia, the Polo Obrero organization called for demonstrations against unemployment, hunger, and rising debt. ~~The group also requested that the CGT organize a strike for August 28.~~ Meanwhile, the Frente de Lucha Piquetero planned to march to the Ministry of Human Capital to demand the restoration of social ~~programs and food supplies for community kitchens.~~ programs. On August 27, authorities in Santiago del Estero conducted an inter-institutional operation to rescue four rural workers following a report via the Line 145 hotline.

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