How a 48-Year-Old Cop Wife Exposes Bond Risk: Argentina Credit
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Adriana Rearte, a 48-year-old police officer’s wife, finally took matters into her own hands.
Joined by 15 other wives of officers from Cordoba’s 22,000-strong provincial force, Rearte staged a 55-hour protest in front of police headquarters for their husbands to demand higher wages, which are being consumed as living expenses in Argentina soar by 26 percent a year. Cordoba’s police make as little as 6,000 pesos a month, about $960 at the official exchange rate.