METLAOUI, Tunisia - Tunisia's state phosphate firm CPG pays Abdel-Basset Kl...
METLAOUI, Tunisia - Tunisia’s state phosphate firm CPG pays Abdel-Basset Klifhi a salary of $280 a month, even though he spends most days in his favorite cafe in the southern town of Metlaoui.
CPG’s hiring spree brought its total workforce to about 30,000 and aimed to reduce the number of unemployed to stop protests destabilizing the transition to democracy. Thousands more are still jobless, however, and some block roads to CPG daily to demand work. Others on the payroll want pay rises and frequently go on strike.
“I get 850 dinars a month without doing any work,” said former protestor and CPG employee Abdul-Basset. Analysts expect a new confrontation with the lender after the government raised salaries at public companies, including CPG, state airline Tunisair, and state energy firm STEG in November.
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