Government employees’ protest in Tunisia
Tunisian government accepts union demands, hikes wages of employees
The wage hike of around $55 comes after months of rallies, protests and a one-day general strike last month which brought air transport, bus services and railways to a halt. The government, following an agreement with the IMF, had frozen the salary of public servants
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