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Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution
GABES, Tunisia: Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike in serious health issues. Thousands have recently rallied in the city of some 400,000 inhabitants to demand the closure of a state-run phosphate processing plant which they say is behind a rise in gas poisonings after it ramped up production.
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arabnews.com
Dozens arrested in Tunisia anti-pollution protests: activists
TUNIS: Police in Gabes, Tunisia have arrested dozens of people in demonstrations against a chemical factory which locals blame for pollution and a range of health issues, a local…
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Tunisian city on general strike over factory pollution
GABES, Tunisia: Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike…
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aljazeera.com
General strike shuts down Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
More than 200 people have been hospitalised in recent weeks with respiratory issues blamed on a local chemical plant.
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Photos: Tunisia’s Gabes city on general strike over factory pollution
Gabes paralysed by strike as residents demand closure of polluting chemical plant threatening health and livelihoods.
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lemonde.fr
Surge in Tunisia poisoning cases shakes Kais Saied's presidency
The Gabes region has come to a standstill due to a general strike in the face of a worsening health crisis. In an attempt to address public anger, the president has ordered a…