Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union announces a nationwide strike on January 21

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• The looming clash could cripple key public sectors and strain a government with scarce finances

TUNIS: Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union announced a nationwide strike on January 21 to protest restrictions on union rights and demand wage-increase negotiations, the Achaab union newspaper said on Friday, escalating its standoff with President Kais Saied.
The looming clash could cripple key public sectors and strain a government with scarce finances, raising the risk of social unrest amid growing frustration and poor public services.