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Tarek Amara

Tunisian union calls national strike, rejects president's dialogue

FILE PHOTO: Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi gives a speech during a rally to mark a Labour Day, in Tunis, Tunisia May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia's powerful labour union said on Monday it would hold a national strike over wages and the economy after refusing to take part in a limited dialogue proposed by the president as he rewrites the constitution.

With more than a million members, the UGTT is Tunisia's most powerful political force and its call for a strike may present the biggest challenge yet to President Kais Saied after his seizure of broad powers and moves to one-man rule.

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