Editorial photo #13028523 Social Issue

Tunisian Graduates Rally Nationwide Over Unemployment

Demonstrators shout slogans while holding a banner reading in Arabic ''against oppression and exclusion'' during a demonstration organized by unemployed holders of higher education degrees from the movement ''University Graduates Whose Unemployment Has Lasted Too Long'' in Tunis, Tunisia, on November 26, 2025. The rally is part of a nationwide protest calling for status regularization and integration into the public sector or public institutions, with participants demanding direct recruitment without an entrance exam. The 2026 draft finance law provides for the creation of around 23,000 new positions in the public sector. According to the latest estimates from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia's unemployment rate stands at 15.3% in the second quarter of 2025. The unemployment among holders of higher education degrees reaches around 24% over the same period. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13028523
Date taken: 26 November 2025
Location: —
Photographer: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto
Category: Social Issue

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