In pictures: Argentina's workers' revolution

Ricardo Ruiz (l) and Salvador Fernandez of the United Leathers Cooperative at their factory in Avellaneda on the outskirts of Buenos Aires Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

A workers at the United Leathers Cooperative factory in Avellaneda operates a press for taking the creases out of hide Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

A dismantles the rusting hull of a cargoship at the Ship Repair United facility in Dock Sud, a southern suburb of Buenos Aires Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

The Yaguane slaughterhouse in the La Matanza suburb of Buenos Aires has recovered from bankruptcy and run by its workers is now a prosperous company producing meat for domestic and overseas markets Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

A worker at Ghelco Foods adds sugar to a boiler. An employee-run cooperative, Ghelco supplies ingredients to chocolate, sweet and ice cream factories Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

A worker makes steel flat springs at the Vieytes Cooperative in the Villa Martella suburb of Buenos Aires Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

Luis Caro, a lawyer and creator of the Movement of Recovered Factories, speaks at workers' assembly. His organisation represents 80 factories closed down after the economic crisis in 2001 and later reopened and administered by former employees Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance

Members of the Movement of Recovered Factories listen to the head of their movement, Luis Caro, speak at their assembly Photograph: Diego Giudice/freelance