Cameroon Workers’ Forum issues general strike call for April 10

Labour unions under the banner of the Cameroon Workers’ Forum (CAWOF) have signed a call for a general strike by Cameroonian workers in all sectors of activity. The strike is scheduled to begin on April 10. With the strike, CAWOF members hope to achieve a 30% increase in public sector salaries, as well as an increase in the minimum wage to FCFA 100,000 per month in all public and private sectors. In addition to these two main demands, CAWOF also hopes to obtain from the government the payment of severance packages to employees laid off from public and semi-public companies,…