On February 4, 60,000 public sector workers walked off the job to protest a climbing cost of living and government hostility to working people. Five thousand marched through the capital city of Ougadougou on the day. Public sector unions are demanding a 25% pay rise, and the reconstruction of the Ougadougou market, which was burnt down in 2003. The government is offering rises of between 4.5% and 8%.

From Green Left Weekly, February 16, 2005.
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