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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …