Argentines Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Some 40% of Argentina's income earners work in the informal sector with no social benefits, often holding several jobs at once.
A street market in a working-class neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Villa Fiorito, has seen an increase in "blanket sellers" selling household objects and items collected from the trash.
The market has gotten ever busier with an explosion in the number of so-called "blanket sellers" peddling household objects, items collected from the trash or goods bought with loans and displayed on blankets spread out on the pavement.
This struggle is a reality for many Argentines, including those in Villa Fiorito, the birthplace of football great Diego Maradona.
Author's summary: Argentines sell belongings to survive economic struggles.