The secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labor Union declared that “all indications warn of an imminent danger due to a political failure and the absence of a program that will take the country out of the tunnel it is going through”
The Tunisian General Labor Union (the country’s oldest trade union organization) called on Saturday for a comprehensive national dialogue to bring the country back to the path of democracy.
This is what emerges from the speech given by the secretary-general of the UGTT, Noureddine Taboubi, on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the assassination of the union leader, Farhat Hached. The speech took place in the Place de la Kasbah, in the center of the capital, in the presence of leaders and trade unionists, under a strong police presence.
Taboubi said: “we must move towards a comprehensive national dialogue to bring Tunisia back to the path of democracy (…) The language of dialogue has been broken and we are seeking national unity”.
And to explain: “all indications warn against an imminent danger due to a political failure and the absence of a program to get the country out of the tunnel it is crossing”.
“Today, we must come together to put an end to the social, health, economic and environmental crises which afflict the daily life of Tunisian citizens,” he added.
The secretary-general of the UGTT also said that “the Union welcomed the procedures of July 25, to put an end to corruption and to overcome the failure of politicians over the past decade, but we have not seen a roadmap or a clear project for President Kaïs Saïed”.
Tayoubi concluded his speech by declaring: “a deadline and concrete measures must be set to put an end to the external and internal pressures, and this will only be done within the framework of a national dialogue which brings together all political, social and political sensitivities. unions in the country”.
Tunisian workers commemorate union leader Farhat Hached, one of the founders of the General Tunisian Labor Union and one of the symbols of independence from the French occupation, who assassinated him on December 5, 1952.
Since July 25, Tunisia has been going through a serious political crisis, following the taking of exceptional measures by the country’s President, Kaïs Saïed, the most salient of which are, in particular, the freezing of Parliament’s activities, the lifting of the immunity of its deputies, the abolition of the body of control of the constitutionality of the laws, the promulgation of laws by presidential decrees, the dismissal of the head of government Hicham Mechichi and the formation of a new government.
The majority of Tunisian political forces reject Saïed’s decisions, which it considers to be “a coup against the Constitution”, while other parties support them, believing that it is a “restoration of the process of the Revolution “of 2011, which had deposed the regime of the former president, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
