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.