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April 15: The Dhiab family consists of three children, the parents, their grandfather—who is married to another woman (after the death of his first wife)—and the grandfather’s mother (who is ill); they all live in the same house. The parents were not hired, even though the husband claims he is eligible. In Moulares, in southwestern Tunisia, the results of the CPG hiring exam clash with social reality. Very high unemployment in this region—where job opportunities are limited to the CPG and the state has abandoned the area—is the cause of widespread poverty. All the residents’ hopes rest with the CPG, a phosphate company, but it is also the root cause of their misery and social tension. On November 23, 2011, following the announcement of the CPG recruitment exam results in Moulares, rioters set fire to the company’s technical facilities. The November results were suspended and the applications reviewed. The results were announced on April 14 in Moulares, and clashes broke out near the main phosphate processing plant and the border crossing into Algeria. The protesters, mostly young people, are demanding that certain applications be reviewed and that the police leave the city, with only the army remaining to guard public institutions. A total of 605 operational staff were recruited.

ReferenceM13-609
CategoryNews / 2012 / M13-600 Police Officers in Working-Class Neighborhoods and CPG 15042012
LicenceRM — rights managed
Date taken2012
PhotographerNicolas Fauqué
CopyrightNacer Talel / www.imagesdetunisie.com

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