00:00Around 150 people marched in Dakar at the call of trade union federations demanding that authorities implement previously reached agreements
00:08and address workers' financial concerns.
00:12The demonstration comes amid growing frustration over the rising cost of living and declining purchasing power, with unions preparing for
00:20a 72-hour general strike beginning on Wednesday.
00:24It's hard to make ends meet. Purchasing power is dropping enormously. That's what is causing so many problems in Senegal.
00:31We've never had a movement on this kill since what year? The authorities no longer listen to us.
00:38India's Sekhfao, who manages a dialysis centre, warned that the planned strike could severely disrupt health care services, leaving patients
00:45with limited options for treatment.
00:48Life is too expensive in Senegal. Health care is sometimes paralysed. From tomorrow, we'll go on strike for three days.
00:57For three days of strike again, the system will be paralysed.
01:00People will have nowhere to go for treatment except the private sector, which costs too much. For the ordinary Senegalese,
01:08it's not a given.
01:09The mobilisation comes as Senegal prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games, adding pressure on authorities to address the union's
01:17demand as workers threaten further disruption.
