by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 11, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Petrochemical Workers to Strike, Potentially Disrupting Fuel Supplies Summary: On 10 March 2023, a UGTT official responsible for representing petrochemical workers announced that a strike scheduled for 15 and 16 March 2023 will take place as planned....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 2, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Senator Calls for Reform as New US, Chinese Ambassadors Arrive Summary: On 30 January 2023, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee responsible for the Middle East and North Africa issued a statement critical of President Kais...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 31, 2023 | Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: More Tollbooth Strikes to Follow Arrest of Highways Official Summary: On 31 January 2023, the head of the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail’s (UGTT) Highways branch was arrested following a two-day strike by tollbooth workers seeking higher wages. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 16, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Taxi Protests Prompt Regulator Warning to Yassir Summary: On 16 January 2023, taxi drivers staged protests at multiple locations in Tunis, calling for regulatory action against Algerian mobile application provider Yassir. Taxi drivers have expressed concern...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 2, 2023 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Transport Workers Strike, Halting Metro and Bus Service Summary: On 2 January 2023, ground transportation workers held a strike in protest of delayed wage payments. Metro and bus employees did not work, disrupting transport throughout the capital city of...
