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Morocco: Protest in Rabat over economic hardshipF

A trade union close to the main Moroccan Islamist party on Sunday mobilised several hundred supporters in the capital to protest against the high cost of living. The rally, outside parliament and witnessed by AFP journalists, came after several protests already this...
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Tunisian bakers strike over unpaid subsidiesF

Thousands of Tunisian bakers staged a strike Wednesday to demand that the state pay up overdue subsidies, but suspended the action in the evening after reaching a deal with the government. The national bakery owners' union said some 3,200 of their businesses had...
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Tunisia: UGTT union boss says IMF conditions for loans drastic and unacceptableF

The head of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the  International Monetary Fund for a new loan to bail out the country's struggling economy. "We reject the conditions set by the IMF, given Tunisians' low salaries,...
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Morocco: Anger over soaring fuel pricesF

Petrol prices rose to record highs in Morocco on Thursday, fuelling anger among unions who demanded the government of energy tycoon Aziz Akhannouch act to protect consumers. Drivers in Morocco, which relies heavily on imported oil products whose prices have soared...
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