The Labour in Guinea have suspended a nationwide strike that paralyzed the country and its mining sector since Monday.
Guinean Trade Union Movement, an umbrella group for multiple workers’ unions, said in the statement that it was suspending the strike following the freeing of a detained union leader, Sekou Jamal Pendessa on Wednesday, one of their key demands.
It added that the unions were open to resume negotiations with the government over their remaining grievances.
Prime Minister Oury Bah who was sworn in on Tuesday had asked the union to suspend the strike and promised to address their concerns.
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The union are demanding a reduction in food prices amid the ongoing cost of living crisis as well as the end of restriction.
The strike had disrupted operations at several mines in the world’s second-largest bauxite producer. Traders said on Monday that alumina prices in China traded higher due to the strike, but the impact was limited because of Chinese inventories of bauxite.
Guinea has been under military rule since a coup in September 2021 and is expected to hold elections to restore democratic rule in 10 months.
