Tunisia's public sector workers hold general strike for pay rise

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Tunisia's public sector workers hold general strike for pay rise

STORY: Tunisia's public sector workers hold general strike for pay rise DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of empty railway station in Tunis 2. various of closed post office STORYLINE: Tunisian public sector workers held a general strike covering 159 public institutions on Thursday, in protest of the government's refusal of their demands for rising wages. The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) launched the one-day strike, which involved public institutions active in vital areas, including air and maritime navigation, land and rail transport, as well as post offices, the labor union said in a statement. "According to our first reports, no problems or conflicts have been reported in the various public institutions involved in this general strike," Sami Tahri, deputy secretary-general and spokesperson for the UGTT, said in the statement. Moreover, the UGTT denied any political nature of the strike, stressing that it is "a sectoral initi

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