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Tag: UGTT
Negotiations with IFM ongoing – Tunisia’s Social Affairs Minister
Malek Ezzahi, Tunisia’s Social Affairs Minister, indicated Monday that talks between the North African country and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are still ongoing. The ... Read More
Expulsion of ETUC General Secretary will damage international reputation of Kais Saied’s regime – ITUC
The International Trade Union Federation, ITUF, Monday slammed the expulsion by Tunisian authorities of Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) ... Read More
Tunisia: Low turnout at 11.3 per cent in elections second round
11.3 per cent of voters casted their ballot papers during the second round of Sunday elections, Tunisia’s independent elections body, ISIE announced after the poll ... Read More
Tunisia: Powerful UGTT slams government for selling state-run companies in deal with IMF
Noureddine Taboubi, the Secretary General of Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT, Monday laid into the government of President Kais Saied for succumbing to the International ... Read More
Tunisia: UGTT charges IMF of pressuring it to endorse government-pushed reforms
UGTT, Tunisia’s mighty labor union, Thursday slammed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for exerting pressure on the organization to back reforms proposed by the government ... Read More
Tunisia: UGTT says targeted by authorities for refusing to endorse ongoing national dialogue
Noureddine Taboubi, Secretary General of Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT, revealed Thursday that the organization is being targeted by the government after it returned down ... Read More
Tunisia: UGTT announces general strike in public sector for June 16
The Tunisian powerful General Labor Union (UGTT) has announced a general strike in the public sector on Thursday, June 16, reports Tunisian news agency TAP, ... Read More
IMF to send team to Tunisia for further talks about credit facility
An International Monetary Fund team of experts will travel to Tunisia late this month to continue talks with authorities about the North African country’s request ... Read More
Tunisian teachers demand their January salaries
The union of secondary education, the general federation of higher education and scientific research, both members of Tunisia’s powerful workers union UGTT, have called on ... Read More
Tunisia to freeze salaries, recruitment in public sector for next three years – local NGO
Tunisia has pledged to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to freeze salaries and recruitments in public sector from next three years until 2024, local powerful ... Read More