Substitute teachers declared a day of open strike this Monday and a boycott of the first day back to school. The reason is the non-payment of their salaries for several months even though they represent more than 12,000 positions in education. The government also faces strong demand for domestic gas following falling temperatures in the country. Emergency measures have been taken to manage several new supplies.
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With our correspondent in Tunis, Lilia Blaise
This year, political protests have mostly dried up, but discontent is brewing in other areas. Substitute teachers are on open strike this Monday following the failure to regularize their situation since the start of the school year. Many are in precarious situations and demand recruitment.
The president Kaïs Saïed reacted last August to this problem which has been going on for several years in Tunisia, demanding from the minister at the time definitive and fair solutions for the situation of these teachers.
Overpriced domestic gas
Another hot topic this fall is the demand for domestic gas, which has doubled in a few weeks following the drop in temperatures. The government has increased local production, but also imports Algerian gas which arrived by ship in Tunisia. This is the second shipment of this type in ten days.
In certain regions, security campaigns will also take place to control the supply and prevent taxis from monopolizing domestic gas. Bottles whose price is subsidized by the State are sometimes used in sectors other than domestic use.
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