The largest labor federation in Tunisia, the UGTT, declared a national strike for January 21 in protest of government policies they say are worsening living conditions and undermining public services. The union has clashed with President Kais Saied over wage freezes, subsidy cuts, and stalled negotiations. With hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers expected to participate, the strike is set to escalate tensions in an already fragile political and economic climate.
See "Tunisia's main union calls nationwide strike as president's crackdown escalates", Tarek Amara, Reuters, December 5, 2025