An open sit-in was held by the "Union of Unemployed PhD Graduates" calling for the improvement and valorization of their employment status

Number of protestors: 
50
Country: 
Tunisia
Date: 
29/06/2020
Description: 
PhD graduates protested over their unemployment situations and the state’s unwillingness to hire them, despite their skills and qualifications.
Actors / Mobilising structures: 
Collective / Informal group
CSO
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies): 
Labour Union / Syndicate / Order
Mode of action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Demands for rights / Services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Corporate grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency: 
Continuous
State response: 
Bargaining
Location: 
Tunis