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).
Asubuhi ya Jumanne, Mei 28, 2013, maelfu ya wafanyakazi, wanaolipwa mishahara yao kwa ajili ya kazi zao siku moja kwa siku, walianzisha maandamano makubwa katika Zouérat, jiji kuu la Tiris Zemmour kaskazini mwa Mauritania, wakidai mikataba na haki zifaazo pamoja na kumaliza udhibiti wa wafanyabiashara juu ya Kampuni ya MinICO ya Kiarabu (ARMICO).