A financial worker’s union in Mali on Saturday called on employees of banks, insurance companies, micro-finance institutions and petrol stations\u00a0to extend their strike\u00a0until its secretary-general is released from detention.<\/p>\n
The National Union of Banks, Insurance Companies, Financial Institutions and Businesses of Mali (SYNABEF) held a strike from Thursday to Saturday after its secretary-general, Hamadoun Bah, was arrested on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In a new statement, it called for employees to continue striking from Sunday.<\/p>\n
SYNABEF “decides to continue the work stoppage from June 9 2024 until the full release of our comrade,” it said.<\/p>\n
SYNABEF’s former secretary-general, Aguibou Bouare, told Reuters on Wednesday he had visited Bah in prison.<\/p>\n
He said Bah was arrested after a complaint was filed by a member of a bank’s union committee, accusing the secretary-general of forging a document related to an internal union matter.<\/p>\n
Separately, a coalition of political parties and associations known as the Synergy of Action for Mali has called for protests against the high cost of living and ongoing electricity cuts.<\/p>\n
The West African country has been under military rule since a coup in 2020. Tensions have risen in recent months over the authorities’ failure to organise\u00a0promised elections\u00a0and their moves to\u00a0restrict\u00a0political and civic space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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