To protest the company’s employees’ tardy payment of wages, workers in the government transportation sector in Tunisia’s capital city abruptly went on strike, shutting down bus and metro (train) service.
Bus stations in the city’s heart have been packed with people from the break of dawn as they wait for a complaint since they were unable to get to work.
Mohamed Nagy Hamdi, the official in the transport sector, indicated that starting from Thursday, the dues of the employees of the company will be disbursed, after the end of the negotiating session that was held between the union party and the Ministry of Transport. based on Mosaic Radio.
Reda Fihri, the assistant secretary-general for Reda Fahri, confirmed that during the session that was held on Wednesday at noon, representatives of the General University of Transport and Administration discussed the urgency of replacing the fleet as soon as possible while staying within the company’s financial constraints.
The Greater Tunis region, which covers four governorates home to more than two million people, is connected to the capital by the 250 buses and 15 rail cars operated by the Tunis Transport Company.
Tunisia: The abrupt “salary strike” is suspended in the transportation sector
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