The Tunisian Workers’ Union (UTT) has called on the government to open negotiations on pay rises and increases in the guaranteed interprofessional minimum wage (SMIG) and the guaranteed agricultural minimum wage (SMAG).

In a press release issued on Saturday after its Executive Committee meeting, the UTT expressed its concern at the deterioration in the purchasing power of workers and vulnerable groups and called on the government to reduce prices, supply the market with basic products and combat speculation.

It urged workers to make a greater effort to contribute to the development of the national economy and the creation of wealth, according to the same source.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse