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Unionized Oil Transporters Strike for Better Working Conditions

Amira Masrour | 30 January 2013 | 0 Comments

Wednesday marked the end of a two-day strike by Tunisian oil transporters, who claim they are not being justly compensated given the dangerous nature of their work. Truck drivers refused to transport gas from fuel companies to petrol stations in Bizerte, Ben Arous, Sfax, Gabes, and Medenine, according to a statement from the General Federation [...]

Labor Unrest in Tunisia Continues to Disrupt Foreign Business

Bernard Yaros | 29 January 2013 | 0 Comments

Canadian oil and gas company Winstar reported yesterday that it has shut down production in three southern oil concessions since January 16 due to labor conflicts. The closure of oil production came on the same day that the local branch of the UGTT trade union in Tataouine organized a three-day strike. In response, Winstar ordered [...]

Calm Restored in Southeastern Town After Weekend of Unrest

Roua Seghaier | 21 January 2013 | 0 Comments

The situation in the southeastern town of Agareb has returned to normality after a weekend marked by confrontations between residents and National Guard forces. The unrest came the day after a local motorcyclist was hit by a National Guard vehicle on Friday evening, January 18. Member of the UGTT labor union, Taieb Bahri, who followed [...]

General Strike in Struggling Tunisian Region Marked by Police Clashes

Amira Masrour | 16 January 2013 | 0 Comments

Clashes between police and protesters occurred today in the northwestern governorate of El Kef following a general strike that shut down most commercial activity in the region, confirmed Khaled Tarrouche, spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior, to Tunisia Live. “Groups of people attacked today the police station of the governorate and threw stones at police men, which [...]

Prime Minister, Major Unions Sign Social Pact on Revolution’s Anniversary

Roua Seghaier | 14 January 2013 | 0 Comments

A social pact was signed during a National Constituent Assembly session today in commemoration of the second anniversary of the revolution. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Houcine Abbassi, and President of the Tunisian Union of Commerce, Industry and Craft Wided Bouchamaoui all sat down to sign the [...]

Tunisia’s Main Labor Union Demands Archives on Founder’s Assassination

Roua Seghaier | 10 January 2013 | 1 Comment

Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Houcine Abbassi submitted a formal request for the release of the archives on the assassination of UGTT’s founder and Tunisian independence movement leader Farhat Hached, state news agency TAP reported. Abbassi was on an official visit in Paris where he met with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent [...]

Labor Union Demands Compensation for Families Affected in 2008 Uprising

Roua Seghaier | 04 January 2013 | 1 Comment

Locals from the town of Redeyef in the southwestern governorate of Gafsa are not letting up in their demands that the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) compensate the families of the martyrs and wounded of the 2008 uprising. The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) spearheaded a general strike yesterday in Redeyef two weeks after the NCA [...]

Labor Union Rallies Support for Manouba University Dean

Amira Masrour | 02 January 2013 | 3 Comments

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) held this afternoon a press conference at its headquarters to show solidarity with Habib Kazdaghli, dean of the University of Arts and Humanities in Manouba, who stands accused of aggressing a fully veiled student. The press conference was held the day before Kazdaghli’s trial. If he is found guilty, [...]

Trade Union Announces Terms of Agreement in Strike Cancellation

Amira Masrour | 13 December 2012 | 0 Comments

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) held this morning a press conference at its headquarters to state the terms they agreed on with the government in cancelling today’s nationwide strike. Following two meetings this week between UGTT representatives and the government, four terms were reached. First, the government reaffirmed the right to political, civil, and unionist [...]

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