The Tunisian General Labor Union's (UGTT) spokesperson Mongi Abdel-Rahim confirmed that 35 thousand workers from various sectors are scheduled to go on strike on January 25th. The strike is being held to protest the government's lack of significant action and failure to effectively execute a deal agreed upon in April 2011 that outlawed the recruitment of workers through corporate recruiting companies.
Mr. Abdel-Rahim asserted that, "Eight months after the deal was issued, many companies-such as Telecom, the Tunisian Post, and several hospitals continue to use intermediaries to hire workers with weak contracts." However, other institutions such as the Caisse Nationale de Securité Sociale (CNSS) respected the deal and are still abiding by it.
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