Electricity workers in Sudan announced their entry into a global strike starting today, Monday, to protest what they described as the authorities’ repudiation of their promises to raise wages.
Workers said in a statement that they will cut off the electricity supply by 40%, noting that the goal of the switch is to pressure the government to fulfill its obligations.
Electricity workers lifted the strike last week after Energy Minister Mohammed Abdullah announced an increase in their salaries.
Staff said government authorities failed to deliver on promises of the agreed increases.
This comes at a time when the country is seeing strikes by other parties, such as internships and workers from the Ministry of Agriculture, to demand better wages.
In a related context, traders in the markets of the western city of El-Obeid today announced the closure of their stores to protest the increase in taxes and other government taxes.
The Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that authorities have imposed tax increases of more than one hundred percent.
He added that the move would cause traders large losses in light of the recession in the markets.
The move comes just days after traders closed their stores in other cities like Sinja, Gedaref and Damarbin for the same reason.
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