In 2001, Argentina suffered a massive economic collapse as a direct
result of IMF and World Bank neo-liberal policies. Hundreds of
factories were shut down and a wave of unemployment followed.
Thousands of workers were not only left unpaid, but were facing a
bleak future without work and an ability to survive economically.
But there was another option. People began to occupy the factories,
organize worker collectives and seize the property for their own
benefit. A movement began to develop known as the Movement of
Recovered Companies.
With full support of the community, armed with only with slingshots
and a vision, workers began to experience what a new world might
look like, one that means a democratic workplace, and dignity in
their work. This video by Sabertooth Tiger is the merging of their
song ‘Argentina’ and a film by Noami Klein and Avi Lewis called ‘The
Take’. It is directed by Michael Grodner
To hear more of Sabertooth Tiger’s music go HERE.
