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Tunisia: General Strike in Thala

Posted 8 October 2012 16:23 GMT

Written byAmira Al Hussaini

Countries	Tunisia
Topics	Labor, Protest
Languages	Arabic

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Swahili	· Tunisia: Mgomo Waanza jijini Thala
Français	· Tunisie : Grève générale à Thala
Español	· Túnez: Huelga general en Thala
Ελληνικά	· Τυνησία: Γενική απεργία στην Thala

On Twitter, Tounsia Hourra (Free Tunisian) says [ar] there is a general strike in Thala, in the province of Kasserine, today [October 8, 2012]. The protest is against rising unemployment and neglecting the maintenance of the city.

@tounisiahourra: اضراب عام في تالة ( ولاية القصرين ) اليوم احتجاجا على ارتفاع معدلات البطالة واهمال صيانة المدينة

@tounisiahourra:A general strike in Thala (province of Kasserine) today in protest against the rising rate of unemployment and neglecting the maintenance of the city.

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