UGTT Secretary-General Noureddine Tabboubi called on President Saïed “to convey the reality of the country’s economic situation to the people”
The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) announced on Thursday that the planned strike in the public sector on June 16 is “thoughtful”, warning against the “manipulation” of freedoms in the country.
This is what emerged from the statement by Noureddine Tabboubi, Secretary General of the UGTT (the largest trade union organization in the country), during a trade union demonstration in the city of Sfax (south), reported by the correspondent of Anadolu Agency.
The union official said that “the decision of the general strike in the public sector, which will be implemented on June 16, is deliberated under the title Dignity of Workers.”
On Tuesday, the Tunisian General Labor Union announced a general strike in the public sector for June 16, in order to demand the withdrawal of a government circular relating to negotiations with the unions.
Tabboubi stressed: “we will make every effort to defend the demands of the working class, at all costs”.
And the trade unionist added, warning “if you manipulate freedoms, freedom of expression and organization, freedom of association and the right to strike, we will be there. We are not just an organization to increase wages”.
Tabboubi called on “President Saïed to convey the reality of the country’s economic situation to the people”.
No immediate comment was issued by the Tunisian authorities concerning these declarations, that being said, they generally reaffirm their attachment to freedoms and their desire to improve the economic situation of the country.
This comes in light of an economic crisis in Tunisia, and a severe political crisis since last July, when President Saïed began to impose exceptional measures, including the dismissal of the government, the dissolution of Parliament and the Judicial Council. as well as the promulgation of the laws by presidential decrees.
Tunisian forces consider it a “coup against the Constitution”, while other troops consider it a “restoration of the process of the 2011 revolution.” As for Saïd, who began a 5-year presidential term in 2019, he considered his actions “measures taken within the framework of the Constitution to protect the State “from imminent danger”.
