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An unprecedented general strike affecting all public services began Thursday (January 17th) in Tunisia at the call of the powerful union center of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), which calls for wage increases in a tense political context in beginning of the election year. Across the country, public schools were closed, paralyzed public transport and the Tunis Air national airline flights disrupted. A rally was held in the morning in front of the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. Tunisia : 24-hour general strike.

An unprecedented general strike affecting all public services began Thursday (January 17th) in Tunisia at the call of the powerful union center of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), which calls for wage increases in a tense political context in beginning of the election year. Across the country, public schools were closed, paralyzed public transport and the Tunis Air national airline flights disrupted. A rally was held in the morning in front of the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. Tunisia : 24-hour general strike.

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Credit: Wassime Mahjoub

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Recording Date: Jan 17, 2019

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An unprecedented general strike affecting all public services began Thursday (January 17th) in Tunisia at the call of the powerful union center of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), which calls for wage increases in a tense political context in beginning of the election year. Across the country, public schools were closed, paralyzed public transport and the Tunis Air national airline flights disrupted. A rally was held in the morning in front of the UGTT headquarters in Tunis. Tunisia : 24-hour general strike.

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