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Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay
TUNIS (Reuters) – Rail, bus and air traffic stopped in Tunisia on Thursday after the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union…
More than half a million Tunisians hold public sector strike over wages
Middle East
November 22, 2018
More than half a million Tunisians hold public sector strike over wages
(Reuters) – About 650,000 Tunisians went on strike on Thursday to protest the government’s refusal to raise wages amid…
Tunisia reforms face fresh strain after president ends Islamist tie-up
Middle East
September 25, 2018
Tunisia reforms face fresh strain after president ends Islamist tie-up
TUNIS (Reuters) – Efforts to rescue Tunisia’s ailing economy face the prospect of fresh turmoil after the president declared…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…