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Photos: Kuwait oil workers on strike
Kuwaiti oil workers at the union’s headquarters in Al-Ahmadi as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector
Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union’s headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector. The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait’s output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Kuwaiti oil worker from the state oil company shows badges reading in Arabic: ‘the strike will not compromise’ as workers participate in the third day of strikes at the union’s headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector. The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait’s output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union’s headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector. The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait’s output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production. (AFP/Getty Images)
Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union’s headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector. The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait’s output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production. (AFP/Getty Images)
