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

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