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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Alessandra Bajec

Tunisia’s UGTT stages nationwide strike over wages and cuts

Several hundred employees from state companies gathered in front of the UGTT's headquarters in Tunis on Thursday [Alessandra Bajec/Al Jazeera]

Tunis, Tunisia – A strike by Tunisia’s largest trade union ground the country to a halt despite last-minute attempts by the country’s president, Kais Saied, to prevent it from taking place.

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) called for the country’s three million public-sector workers to strike and it said most took part on Thursday, which led to closed airports, public transport, ports, and government offices.

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