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tunisia

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed during a joint news conference in Tunis, last October. (AP)

Concerns grow as Tunisia draws closer to controversial deal with EU

tunisia

A man walks past the headquarters of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) in Tunis, Tunisia, November 24, 2018. (Reuters)

Tunisia, union reach deal to raise wages of public employees

Morocco

A sense of frustration. A Moroccan man protests against social injustice in Rabat. (AFP)

Morocco’s local government employees stage nationwide strike

Strike

Peaceful protest. A Tunisian woman shouts slogans in front of the headquarters of the Tunisian General Labour Union as part of a general strike, January 17. (DPA)

Relief as Tunisia strike ends peacefully, dispels spectre of decades past

Morocco

Moroccans chant slogans and hold up anti-government signs during a protest in Rabat, last November. (AFP)

Moroccan government bracing for public sector strikes

Turkey

General-Secretary of DISK/Dev Yapi-Is Nihat Demir. (Courtesy of Nihat Demir)

Union leader describes Istanbul construction site as ‘slave camp’

Tunis

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed addresses parliament, on March 23. (AFP)

Tunisia’s prime minister vows to forge ahead with reforms despite trade union’s opposition