Senegal: Workers’ strike call raises concern for the government

About 150 people demonstrated in Dakar on Tuesday at the call of workers’ unions, ahead of a 72-hour general strike scheduled to begin Wednesday. Workers are demanding a revision of the new Labour Code and measures to improve purchasing power, while also denouncing unfulfilled promises by the Diomaye-Sonko leadership. Sara Konaré of the National Union of Oil and Gas Workers says authorities no longer involve unions in discussions. Ndeye Seck Fall warned that the strike could again paralyse the health system, leaving patients reliant on private care that many cannot afford.