Tunisian gov't, labor union reach deal on wage rise to keep stability

STORY: Tunisian gov't, labor union reach deal on wage rise to keep stability DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tunis 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. Prime Minister Najla Bouden and the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union Noureddine Taboubi STORYLINE: The Tunisian government and the country's main labor union signed late Thursday a deal on wage increases, aiming to keep stability amid surging inflation. The agreement includes a 5-percent annual pay rise for 680,000 civil servants until 2025, as well as a 7-percent rise in the national minimum wage, the official Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) has reported. It was signed in the capital of Tunis between Prime Minister Najla Bouden and the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi. According to Bouden, the government is cooperating with the social partner to overcome the difficulties facing the country, such as the repercussi

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