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Senegal bakers go on strike over price of flour
Tuesday, 26 October 2010 17:19
AFP - Bakers in Senegal's capital Dakar launched an open-ended strike
on Monday to press the state to raise the price of bread after a steep increase in the price of flour."We are on an unlimited strike. We've stopped production because we can't continue to work at a loss," said the president of the National
Federation of Bakers of Senegal, Amadou Gaye."The price of a sack of (imported) flour has risen from 14 000 CFA francs (€21.3/$30) to 20 600 (€31.4) since September.
"We don't understand why the price of a baguette loaf of bread should remain at 150 CFA francs (€0.22) and not go up to 175 CFA francs (€0.26)," Gaye explained.
In Senegal the price of bread is fixed by the ministry of trade.
According to the FNBS, "more than 80 bakeries have closed in Dakar in the past month."
"We are wondering if this is not an operation to shut down the bakers," Bread, which is a widely consumed staple in Senegal, was not to be found on Monday morning in many parts of the capital, particularly th e suburbs, residents said.
In the city centre, a big queue lined up outside a reputed baker's shop where bread was still to be had.
"Nobody has yet called us in for negotiations," Gaye said.
Officials of the ministry of trade could not be immediately reached for comment.
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