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A worker at a phosphate production plant at the end of his shift in Metlaoui, Tunisia. Reuters
A worker at a phosphate production plant at the end of his shift in Metlaoui, Tunisia. Reuters
21,000 ghost workers reverse Tunisia's phosphate fortune
State phosphate firm CPG - once the country's top exporter - has put Tunisia on a collision course with international donors