On the morning of Tuesday, May 28, 2013, thousands of workers, who are paid their wages for their work on a day to day basis, started a major protest in Zouérat, the capital of Tiris Zemmour state in north of Mauritania, demanding proper contracts and rights as well as ending the monopoly of businessmen over the Arab Mining Company (ARMICO).
Siku ya Jumanne asubuhi, Mei 28, 2013, maelfu ya vibarua, wanaolipwa ujira wao kwa kufanya kazi kwa siku, walianzisha maandamano makubwa huko Zouérat, mji mkuu wa jimbo la Tiris Zemmour kasikazini mwa Mauritania, wakidai mikataba inayoeleweka na haki zao nyinginezo ikiwa ni pamoja na kumalizwa kwa ukiritimba wa wafanyabiashara kwenye makampuni ya machimbo ya madini katika nchi za Kiarabu (ARMICO).