The union will organize the strike ‘in defense of rights and freedoms, trade union rights, and the right to negotiate for wage increases, and the achievement of social dialogue,’ according to the ‘Al-Shaab News’ website affiliated with the labor organization.
The union’s Secretary-General, Noureddine Taboubi, confirmed in statements to journalists last Thursday, on the sidelines of the march organized by the union to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the assassination of union leader Farhat Hached, the union’s openness to dialogue with the government, according to Tunisia’s ‘Mosaic.’
Taboubi added: ‘Your threats and prisons will not intimidate us. We are not afraid of prison… We will continue our struggle.’
The Tunisian General Labor Union, supported by about one million members, warned of the worsening situation, condemning the retreat of civil liberties and Tunisian President Kais Saied’s efforts to silence political parties and civil society organizations, pledging to resist this setback.
The union demands urgent negotiations on wage increases and the implementation of all suspended agreements that the authorities have refused to enforce. The Tunisian General Labor Union, founded in 1946 and comprising more than 700,000 members, is considered one of the most prominent actors in the political and social landscape in Tunisia, having engaged in struggles with French colonialism and various ruling regimes, up to the post-2011 revolution phase.
