Strike over pay paralyses transport in Tunisian capital
TAREK AMARA METRO and bus traffic in Tunisia's capital ground to a halt after employees of state transport company Transtu held a strike over delays in the payment of wages and bonuses. The strike in Tunis highlights the financial problems faced by public companies on the verge of bankruptcy while President Kais Saied's government contends with its worst financial crisis. "The financial situation in the company is really difficult," said Transtu spokesperson Hayat Chamtouri. The industrial action is a show of strength for the powerful UGTT union, which has pledged to hold a series of protests. The union, with 1…