Tunisian civil servants have gone on strike around the country to protest the failure of negotiations with the government for wage increases.
Civil servants in Tunisia on strike [The Morning Call]
In front of parliament on Thursday, thousands gathered chanting “shame on the government” and calling to be given their “rights.”
Since 2013, Tunisia has not witnessed a strike of this magnitude, and according to the Tunisian General Union of Labor (UGTT), the strike is the first conducted by the only public service in the country.