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Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union's headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector. The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait's output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production. / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti oil workers sit at the union's headquarters in Al-Ahmadi, 35 kilometres south of Kuwait City, on April 19, 2016, as they participate in the third day of strikes to protest alleged pay cuts and plans to privatise parts of the oil sector.
The strike by oil workers has slashed Kuwait's output, but the state oil firm, Kuwait Petroleum Corp, said it had managed to restore some affected production.

 / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT        (Photo credit should read YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)