# Public sector labor strikes in South America > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/public-sector-labor-strikes-in-south-america > Updated: 2026-10-19T12:51:54.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. Labor unrest has emerged across several South American nations involving public sector workers. In Argentina, education assistants in Chubut scheduled a 48-hour strike to protest salary violations, unfulfilled agreements, and delays in staff appointments. Simultaneously, biochemists in Paraguay threatened a 72-hour national strike over laboratory supply shortages, staffing needs for 24-hour shifts, and a request for salary adjustments following a 14-year wage freeze. In Bolivia, the Confederation of Urban Education Workers announced a 24-hour national strike supported by 31 regional federations. This mobilization targets a government proposal to decentralize public education by transferring the administration of various technical and artistic institutes to regional governments, a move union leaders claim could cause instability within the educational system. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-19: Bolivian educators announce 24-hour national strike Bolivian urban education workers have announced a 24-hour national strike on October 23 to protest government plans to decentralize and transfer the administration of public institutes to regional governments. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bolivian-educators-announce-24-hour-national-strike ### 2026-10-07: Labor strikes announced by education workers in Argentina and biochemists in Paraguay Labor unrest grows in South America as education assistants in Chubut, Argentina, announce a 48-hour strike and Paraguayan biochemists threaten a 72-hour national strike over wages and supply shortages. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/labor-strikes-announced-by-education-workers-in-argentina-and-biochemists-in-paraguay --- Cite as: Public sector labor strikes in South America. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/public-sector-labor-strikes-in-south-america