Labour group relaunches strike

A trade union umbrella relaunched on Tuesday a strike it had suspended on Thursday to press demands for the government to implement an agreement the two sides reached last week, AFP reported. The Centrale des Organisations syndicales independantes (COSI) - whose members are mainly in the education, health and public works sectors - said the strike would last 72 hours but that it would extend it if civil servants’ demands were not fully met. On 4 November, COSI and another labour umbrella, the CSTB, had called on their members to end a nine-day strike saying their demands had been met, AFP said. The government agreed in principle to pay salary arrears over six years and set up a joint commission to oversee salary, promotions and career advancement.