At the invitation of the Transport union, the main trade union in Tunisia, employees of the Tunis transport company (transto) demonstrated in the morning in front of the government headquarters in Kasbah to denounce the delay in paying their salaries and the non-payment of the year-end bonus to them.

This protest led to the suspension of the "majority of Tram and bus lines" in greater Tunis, according to the Tunis transport company, and also caused significant traffic jams on the roads of the capital and its suburbs.

Employees of the company organized a strike in early November during the school holidays, during which many families travel within the capital.

Transto currently operates 250 buses, 15 trams and trains to connect the capital with the greater Tunis region, which has a population of more than two million people.

Tunisia is burdened with a debt burden exceeding 100% of GDP. In mid-October, she managed to obtain preliminary approval from the International Monetary Fund to disburse a new loan of about two billion dollars to her, but she is still waiting for final approval.

In return, the government has committed to reforms, the most important of which is the gradual abandonment of subsidies for basic products, especially fuel and electricity, and the restructuring of public institutions that monopolize the transport, water, energy, grain and pharmaceutical sectors.

The country has also been suffering from major political divisions since President Qais Saeed assumed all powers in July 2021.