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Labour union faces existential crisis amid leadership turmoil [The Arab Weekly] 14-01-2026


IFJ and FAJ deepen support for Tunisian journalists on climate journalism and just transition [IFJ] 31-12-2025


Leader of Tunisia's main union resigns ahead of planned national strike [The New Arab] 24-12-2025


Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 20-12-2025


Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women [Jinha] 19-12-2025



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Labour union faces existential crisis amid leadership turmoil 2026-01-14 [The Arab Weekly]

IFJ and FAJ deepen support for Tunisian journalists on climate journalism and just transition 2025-12-31 [IFJ]

Leader of Tunisia's main union resigns ahead of planned national strike 2025-12-24 [The New Arab]

Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women 2025-12-20 [Jinha]

Testimonies from Factories Reveal Arbitrary Dismissals and Forced Labor Facing Tunisian Women 2025-12-19 [Jinha]

Strikes Loom as Tunisia's Government Undermines Labor Union 2025-12-13 [Stratfor]

ITUC alarmed by escalating violations of trade union rights 2025-12-08 [ITUC]

Country Faces Nationwide Strike on January 21 2025-12-06 [Islam Times]

Tunisia banking strike: ITUC-Africa backs workers, urges urgent social dialogue 2025-11-06 [Nigerian Tribune]

Government suspends investigative media platform amid crackdown on free speech 2025-11-05 [IFJ]

Africa Labour unions across Africa back Tunisia’s fight for fair pay 2025-11-05 [Vanguard]

Bank workers strike over wages, halting transactions 2025-11-03 [Trading View]

A trade union to defend the rights of Tunisia’s women farm labourers 2025-10-31 [Equal Times]

Gabes city on general strike over factory pollution 2025-10-22 [Al Jazeera]

Africa Labor rights and migrant workers in Tunisia 2025-10-13 [The Borgen Project]

Thousands demand union rights and civic freedoms in large Tunisia protest 2025-08-23 [Arab News]

IndustriALL stands with UGTT against escalating attacks Add to favourites Read this article in: English 21 August, 2025IndustriALL Global Union is following with great concern the latest news about the ongoing attacks on the Tunisian General Labou 2025-08-21 [IndustriALL]

ITUC condemns escalating attacks on UGTT and democracy 2025-08-20 [ITUC]

UGTT calls for protest amid crackdown threats 2025-08-16 [France 24]

Union rejects confrontation but stands firm on workers’ rights 2025-08-13 [The Arab Weekly]

Union threatens general strike after pro-government attack on union building 2025-08-12 [ilkha]

ITUC-Africa condemns attack on Tunisia trade union 2025-08-10 [VON]

Nationwide Strike Paralyzes Tunisia’s Transport 2025-07-31 [Devi Discourse]

Transport strike in Tunisia adds to pressure on president 2025-07-31 [Reuters]

Women trade unionists driving change 2025-07-29 [IndustriALL]

Energy Workers Halt Privatisation in the Energy Sector 2025-07-25 [PSI]

Parliament approves disputed labour law 2025-05-29 [IndustriALL]

French BPO Armatis prevents new union leaders from working in Tunisia 2025-04-11 [UNI Global Union]

Ericsson Tunisia workers win new collective agreement securing rights and benefits amid corporate restructuring 2025-04-09 [UNI Global Union]

Egypt Unions Lead Fight Against Gender-Based Violence in the MENA Region 2025-03-13 [PSI]

Organising for change: BWI’s visit to Tunisia 2025-03-11 [BWI]

Union and GUF sponsor new centre for women garment workers 2025-01-25 [GlobalData]

A theatre festival rehabilitating prisoners in Tunisia 2025-01-24 [Equal Times]

The UGTT: more than a trade union 2025-01-12 [Equal Times]

Tunisia’s UGTT: more than a trade union 2024-12-18 [ITUC]

Middle East Tunisia’s UGTT: more than a trade union 2024-12-16 [Equal Times]

Tunisia’s UGTT: more than a trade union 2024-12-16 [Equal Times]

Union training for Tunisia's mine workers 2024-10-08 [IndustriALL]

New centre for Tunisia’s women garment workers 2024-09-26 [IndustriALL]

IFJ and SNJT call for judgement against journalist Walid Al-Majri to be annulled 2024-08-27 [IFJ]

UGTT Warns of Public Sector Strike 2024-07-11 [Asharq Al-awsat ]

Union rejects unilateral amendment to labour law 2024-07-04 [MEM]

Tunisian Trade Union Women: Agents of Change 2024-05-17 [carnegie]

Amel Mannai: Holding the line for women’s leadership 2024-05-08 [BWI]

Amel Mannai: Holding the line for women’s leadership 2024-05-06 [BWI]

Powerful Tunisian trade union defies president with mass protests 2024-03-19 [Reuters]

Tunisian Workers Rally Against Economic Hardships, Demand Change and Accountability 2024-03-04 [BNN Breaking]

The head of the Tunisian General Labour Union UGTT, Noureddine Taboubi, speaks during the protest 2024-03-04 [The News-Shield]

Union prepares for escalation with president 2024-03-04 [The Arab Weekly]

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This month in labour history

1-02-2011 Following the Tunisian revolution, Habib Guiza takes over the heritage of the Tunisian General Confederation of Labour, thus putting an end to the monopoly of the UGTT [more]