"Union leader arrested in Tunisia must be released immediately," 2 Feb 2023

The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) says that the strike was organized according to the provisions of the Labour Code and warns against targeting union rights and freedoms.

UGTT condemns the arrest as it undermines union action, violates union rights and contravenes international conventions ratified by Tunisia, as well as the provisions of the Tunisian Constitution on union freedom and the right to strike.

The space for trade union rights in Tunisia is rapidly shrinking, and the union says that the arrest “is a continuation of what the union has been subjected to for some time, attempts to distort and mobilize against it."