September 2015

1. Collective bargaining and social dialogue highlighted in workshop as vital tools to ensure good industrial relations in MENA region

   03 September 2015

   The ILO brings together employer and union representatives from the MENA region to explore successful collective bargaining and bipartite social dialogue structures and practices in selected sectors.

June 2012

1. International Labour Conference: Workers’ Group Statement on Tunisia

   14 June 2012

   The Workers' Group has been monitoring with deep concern the latest violence in Tunisia triggered by fundamentalist groups in an attempt to undermine democratic values in the home of the Arab Spring.

June 2011

1. Panel on “Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice'': Mr. Marouen Cherif, Coordinator of Young Workers in Tunisia

   09 June 2011

   During this panel discussion on DATE, Marouen Cherif (Tunisia), Young Workers’ Coordinator, Tunisian General Union of Labour (UGTT), recalled that the demonstrations in Tunisia were launched under the slogan “work is a right”, and the protests were caused by a number of economic problems, such as regional development inequalities, the lack of a substantial job creation policy, and low purchasing power.

February 2011

1. Situation in the Arab States: Trade Unions Mobilize

   28 February 2011