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3 years without wages Congolese port workers clashed with the police

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According to Reuters, hundreds of workers of the Dr. Republic of the Congo's state-owned port company rushed into its headquarters on the 22nd local time, broke windows, burned furniture and clashed with the police because they had not been paid for more than three years.

Workers threw stones at police, who fired tear gas at the building.

It is unclear whether anyone was injured in the clashes.

3 years without wages Congolese port workers clashed with the police

Workers have been on strike since Oct. 15. They say the government owes companies $207 million and that they haven't received wages in more than three years.

School teachers in the area also went on strike over salaries, bonuses and retirement age. On the 21st, hundreds of children stormed the national parliament to demand a resolution on the strike. At present, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not issued a response on the issue of remuneration.

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