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Obstacles to progress

Realities

Congo Republic (January 2018)
University staff called off their indefinite strike on Monday, January 8, following successful
negotiations with the government. The staff are returning to work after the government

reportedly agreed to pay three months of wage arrears and hold further negotiations on unpaid
wages.
GardaWorld. "Congo: Nationwide University Staff Strike Ends Jan. 8 /Update 1."
Accessed September 4, 2020. https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/85061/congo-
nationwide-university-staff-strike-ends-jan-8-update-1.

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Congo Republic (September 2019)
Workers from the national railway company say they have several years of unpaid wages.

"At Least 50 Killed after Train Derails in Democratic Republic of Congo."
Accessed September 4, 2020.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/congo-train-derail-death-toll-latest-minister-steve-
mbikay-a9102401.html.
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Congo Republic (March 2020)
Former government workers protest against pensions unpaid for 11 years on the streets of

Brazzaville.
"Congo Protests against Unpaid Pensions as Gov't Debt Balloons."
Accessed September 4, 2020.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/congo-protests-unpaid-pensions-govt-debt-balloons-
200306092333696.html.
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Cote D'Ivoire (February 2016)
Hundreds of sweepers in Cote d'Ivoire's capital city Abidjan who have not been paid for several

months took to the streets to demand their salaries.
AfricaNews. "Street Sweepers in Abidjan Protest over Unpaid Wages." Africanews, February 16, 2016.
https://www.africanews.com/2016/02/16/street-sweepers-in-abidjan-protest-over-unpaid-wages/.

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Cote D'Ivoire (January 2017)
"The public servants' base says it is not satisfied with what the government has done. The
government has taken no step with regards to both retirement and the arrears backlog, not

even a simple recognition,"
International Business Times UK.
"Ivory Coast: Civil Servants Threaten to Resort to Disruptive Strike over Backlog of Unpaid Arrears,"
January 24, 2017.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ivory-coast-civil-servants-threaten-resort-disruptive-strike-over-
backlog-unpaid-arrears-1602755.

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