Tunisian civil servants hold nationwide strike for higher salary

 

Civil servants gather in front of the headquarters of parliament in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 22, 2018. More than 690,000 public service employees on Thursday took part in a general strike across 24 provinces in Tunisia, Tunisian national radio reported. Organized by Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the general strike paralyzed the entire civil service system, including ministries, as well as central and regional administrations. (Xinhua/Adele Ezzine)