Despite a protest that does not weaken on the side of the unions and civil society, the Guinean government favors the implementation of accompanying measures for, she says, relieving the population.
While the unions are negotiating around the table a return to the initial price of 8,000 GNF ($ 0.9), the authorities do not intend to yield to the union and popular demand. Result: it is the deaf dialogue and the impasse.
Indeed, as in Haiti in recent days, Guineans massively took to the streets Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the call of a coalition of civil society called “social forces” to denounce a “fanciful” increase in the price of fuel at 10 000 GNF, and require without delay, the return to the original price.
Unlike the Haitian population who managed to bend his government after days of riots and looting in Guinea, the government does not want to give in despite the total paralysis of the transport sector for a week and activities in general.
Despite threats of hardening of the movement by trade unions and civil society, the executive believes in its accompanying measures to defuse the crisis. “The government is informing the people of Conakry, the return on the track, this week of the Express Train Conakry-Kagbelen and the release of forty buses before the end of the month to improve transport to Conakry and its regions. immediate surroundings, “he said in a statement.
As a second step, the government is willing to enter into talks as soon as possible with the union of carriers to harmonize urban and intercity rates. Provisions that have been described as “scoops” by some union leaders who have already rejected them.
In the meantime, the CNTG-USTG inter-center, supported by the entire Guinean civil society, has succeeded in paralyzing all activities in Conakry and some provincial towns.
