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Tunisia international flights to be cancelled on Thursday – union

cde.news desk 15 June 2022, 12:40 · 1 min read

epa08461172 Several Tunisair planes are seen at the Tunis Carthage International Airport in Tunis, Tunisia on 02 June 2020. The airport is making preparation for the opening of the air and land borders scheduled for 27 June 2020, and in anticipation of the potential arrival of Tunisians abroad and tourists during the coming period to spend their holidays in Tunisia. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA

TUNIS, June 15 (Reuters) – All international flights to and from Tunisia will be cancelled on Thursday due to a national public strike called by the powerful UGTT union, a union official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The union called a nationwide strike by employees in state companies in “defence of workers’ rights” after a government decision to freeze wages as part of a reform package aimed at reaching a deal on a $4 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.

“All international and domestic flights will also stop, starting from 00.00 tonight. The strike will include all cruises as well,” said Wajih Zidi, the official in the UGTT union.

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