by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 23, 2025 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: French Unionists Back UGTT Amidst Renew Political Tensions Summary: On 21 August 2025, multiple French trade unions issued statements condemning what they viewed as an intimidation campaign against Tunisian labor organizations, carried out by Tunisian...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 9, 2024 | Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Makes Political Presence Felt with Election on Horizon Summary: On 2 March 2024, Tunisia’s public sector labor union (the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT)) held a large rally at the Kasbah in Tunis in an attempt to send a message regarding...
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 | Dec 28, 2022 | Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Sets Two-Day Transport Strike for Late January Summary: On 28 December 2022, the Union Generale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) announced plans for a two-day strike of public sector transport workers in late January. The strike, which will include public...
