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Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis

General Secretary of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi gives a speech during a rally in front of its headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities Thursday with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) gather during a rally outside its headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. Writing on placard reads “Public and private sectors are important support for the public” (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) gather during a rally outside its headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities Thursday with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) General Secretary of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi gives a speech during a rally in front of its headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities Thursday with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi) Supporters of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) gather during a rally outside its headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. A nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities Thursday with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis