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Tunisian union holds biggest protest yet against president
1 year, 9 months ago

Tunisian union holds biggest protest yet against president

Firstpost  

Many thousands of protesters filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the main street in central Tunis, holding banners that read “No to one-man rule” and chanting “Freedom! Tunis: Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union rallied in the capital on Saturday in what appeared to be the biggest protest yet against President Kais Saied, staging a show of strength after his recent crackdown on …

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Trade union protests against Tunisia president after crackdown
1 year, 9 months ago

Trade union protests against Tunisia president after crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The powerful Tunisian General Labour Union has rallied in the country’s capital, mobilising thousands of supporters against President Kais Saied in a demonstration of its strength after his recent crackdown on opponents. Thousands of supporters of powerful @UGTT_TN union are protesting against #Tunisia president Kais Saied pic.twitter.com/c7Cprjr7vb — Tarek Amara March 4, 2023 Saied has denied his actions were a …

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Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest against president’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights. Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists have held protests across the country over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official. The protests in eight cities marked an escalation in the union’s confrontation with Tunisian President Kais Saied and followed its criticism …

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Tunisia increasingly isolated under Saied as US loses interest
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisia increasingly isolated under Saied as US loses interest

Al Jazeera  

The president has tried to look abroad to get the country out of its economic crisis, without much success, as his political problems mount. “If you do that, you pay a price.” The reduction in US funding in particular, from $88.9m in 2021 to $55.2m in 2022 and further cuts expected this year, is a big blow to Tunisia, a …

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Tunisia trade union ‘no longer accepts’ president’s agenda
2 years ago

Tunisia trade union ‘no longer accepts’ president’s agenda

Al Jazeera  

The powerful UGTT says it will oppose Kais Saied’s reforms and defend freedoms ‘whatever the cost’. Tunisia’s powerful labour union has issued its clearest challenge to President Kais Saied yet, rejecting his political and economic agenda and saying it will not tolerate what it called a threat to democracy. “We no longer accept the current path because of its ambiguity …

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Strangling Tunisia’s democracy
2 years, 3 months ago

Strangling Tunisia’s democracy

The Hindu  

On August 16, the results of the referendum on the amendments to the national constitution proposed by Tunisian president Kais Saied were formally endorsed by the election commission, effectively terminating the country’s brief encounter with a democratic order. In December 2021, Mr. Saied announced a “road map” for political change — online “consultations” on constitutional reform, a committee to propose …

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Ennahdha needs to change to save itself, and Tunisia’s democracy
2 years, 4 months ago

Ennahdha needs to change to save itself, and Tunisia’s democracy

Al Jazeera  

Ennahdha is perhaps the only force remaining in Tunisia that can realistically act against President Saied’s autocratic regime – but to succeed, it needs to reform itself. Currently, there are only two forces in the Tunisian political landscape that still appear to have some capacity to provide meaningful resistance against Saied’s autocratic regime supported by the country’s powerful security apparatus: …

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Tunisia’s UGTT stages nationwide strike over wages and cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

Tunisia’s UGTT stages nationwide strike over wages and cuts

Al Jazeera  

Powerful union demands an increase in salaries and opposes proposed spending cuts and privatisation plans amid economic crisis. The Tunisian General Labour Union called for the country’s three million public-sector workers to strike and it said most took part on Thursday, which led to closed airports, public transport, ports, and government offices. Several hundred employees from state companies gathered in …

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Tunisia’s president, opposition battle over who will fold first
2 years, 6 months ago

Tunisia’s president, opposition battle over who will fold first

Al Jazeera  

Tunisia is approaching a crossroads as President Kais Saied continues to clash with growing opposition to his proposed new constitution. He believes that “the manner in which Saied has targeted the state’s institutions, the body blow that he delivered to the judiciary and his successful infiltration and effective takeover of the farmer’s union, means that the UGTT now believes that …

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Tunisian president sacks dozens of judges as he consolidates rule
2 years, 6 months ago

Tunisian president sacks dozens of judges as he consolidates rule

Al Jazeera  

Kais Saied, whose opponents accuse him of a ‘coup’, has been ruling by decree since he set aside the 2014 constitution. Tunisia’s president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting “terrorists”, as he seeks to remodel the country’s political system after consolidating one-man rule. The council had acted as the main guarantor of judicial independence since …

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Tunisia’s UGTT announces strike against proposed spending cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

Tunisia’s UGTT announces strike against proposed spending cuts

Al Jazeera  

The powerful trade union to strike work on June 16 to demand wage increase and oppose President Saied’s privatisation plans. Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union has called for a national strike on June 16 to demand an increase in wages and oppose President Kais Saied’s proposed spending cuts and privatisation as the country faces an economic crisis. The UGTT has …

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Tunisia union to boycott President Saied’s national dialogue
2 years, 7 months ago

Tunisia union to boycott President Saied’s national dialogue

Al Jazeera  

The powerful UGTT union says it will hold a strike over wages and the economy, as it accuses Kais Saied of unilateral moves. Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union has refused to participate in a national dialogue proposed by President Kais Saied, its spokesperson has said, arguing the process excluded democratic forces. UGTT – also known as the Tunisian General Labor …

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Tunisia caught between president and parliament as crisis deepens
2 years, 8 months ago

Tunisia caught between president and parliament as crisis deepens

Al Jazeera  

Both Tunisian parliament and President Saied are trying to exert authority, as Saied announces parliament’s dissolution. The Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to dissolve parliament followed a day of political drama, and one that could define the outcome of Tunisia’s continuing political crisis. The announcement on Wednesday followed a decision by the Tunisian parliament to reconvene virtually in defiance of …

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‘Union will not remain silent’: Tunisia’s UGTT demands dialogue
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Union will not remain silent’: Tunisia’s UGTT demands dialogue

Al Jazeera  

The country’s powerful labour union says it must be included in talks over political and economic reforms called for by the IMF. Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union says it will not remain silent if authorities do not include it in negotiations over the country’s political and economic future, rejecting proposed reforms. Tunisia faces a tangled political and economic crisis as …

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Tunisia: Between untenable status quo and uncertain future
2 years, 11 months ago

Tunisia: Between untenable status quo and uncertain future

Al Jazeera  

Opposition politicians and activists say President Kais Saied’s ‘monopoly of power’ is untenable and denounce his iron-fist approach. Tunis, Tunisia – Political parties and civil society groups continue to reject President Kais Saied’s “monopoly of power”, demanding the right to decide their country’s future amid a worsening socioeconomic situation. “We are not ready to go back to a monopoly of …

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Tunisia’s UGTT criticises president’s road map out of crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

Tunisia’s UGTT criticises president’s road map out of crisis

Al Jazeera  

The trade union says the president’s proposal will not guarantee Tunisia’s return to democracy. Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union has criticised President Kais Saied’s road map out of political crisis, saying it did not go far enough. Last month, President Saied announced a plan to move past the political crisis that has paralysed the country since he suspended parliament, dismissed …

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Tunisia’s UGTT union calls for early polls in absence of plan
3 years ago

Tunisia’s UGTT union calls for early polls in absence of plan

Al Jazeera  

The trade union expresses concern for the country’s democratic gains as President Kais Saied has failed to announce a political plan. Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union has called for early elections, saying it was concerned for the country’s democratic gains because of the president’s reluctance to announce a plan for political reforms. UGTT leader Noureddine Taboubi’s comments on Sunday, in a …

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Tunisian labour union opposes parliament return, urges elections
3 years, 1 month ago

Tunisian labour union opposes parliament return, urges elections

Al Jazeera  

General Labour Union says Tunisia’s suspended parliament should not be reinstated, calls for new legislative elections. The secretary-general of Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union has said the country’s suspended parliament should not be reinstated after President Kais Saied seized political power in July, and has called for fresh legislative elections. In remarks made to Al Jazeera on Sunday, Noureddine Taboubi …

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Analysis: How Tunisia reached financial meltdown
3 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: How Tunisia reached financial meltdown

Al Jazeera  

Tunisia’s unemployment rate reached 17.8 percent in March with 600,000 Tunisians falling below the poverty line following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. While Tunisia’s unemployment rate reached 17.8 percent in March, an additional 600,000 Tunisians have fallen below the poverty line following two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ghorra, IFC’s Tunisia country manager, warned this budget hole “could get …

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