In July 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied declared emergency rule and proceeded to suspend the country’s Parliament. In September of the same year, he made a surprise visit to the birthplace of
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In a nationwide strike by Tunisia’s main trade union confederation on Thursday, flights were canceled, public transport ground to a halt and government offices were closed. Halting work at 159 state agencies
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The rejection of conditions proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reforming the country’s economic sectors was reiterated by Tunisia’s powerful labor union on Saturday. In a speech in Tunus, Noureddine
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In protest of the government’s refusal to reform public companies, Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union has declared a general strike for June 16. The union said the strike was called “over government’s
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The Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, said that “the online consultation launched by President Kais Saied is not effective and cannot replace dialogue.” Taboubi stated, “We think
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Deputy Assistant Secretary-General Sami Tahiri of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) assessed the “exceptional situation” that followed President Kais Saied’s July 25 decisions, in which parliament froze work and dismissed the
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Tunisia’s suspended parliament should not be reinstated after President Kais Saied seized political power in July, said the Secretary-General of Tunisia’s powerful General Labour Union (UGTT) while also calling for fresh legislative
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Noureddine Taboubi, Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), Tunisia’s largest union, said that they support national dialogue in a consent-based and participatory approach if it is open to a consensus
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In Tunis, hundreds of protestors took to the streets in a rally against police brutality, which led to the death of a prominent activist in 2013. Protestors, which were backed by the
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