a general strike paralyzes the country

Flag Tunisiain hand, they are hundreds to shout their anger. All decided to strike on Thursday, June 16. In particular, inflation, above 7.5% in Tunisiane. “What brought us to this strike is this government. If we’ve come to this, it’s because this government is stubborn and spreading fake news and untruths“, thundered Nourredine Taboubi, secretary general of the General Union Tunisiaenne of work, at the initiative of mobilization.

A very popular strike in the country. Air or rail transport stopped, public services closed, the TunisianI was paralyzed all day. Among the demands, that wages be readjusted according to inflation in a country that is in the midst of an economic crisis. The government had to ask for a new loan from the International Monetary Fund, in return for an austerity cure. But many also denounce the authoritarian drift of President Kaïs Saïed, he who assumed full powers last summer. Kaïs Saïed is also widely criticized for having excluded the opposition from a national dialogue which should lead to a proposal for a referendum on a new constitution. A text that is supposed to restore stability to a country that has been going through political crises since the first Arab spring in 2011.