Understanding living wages29 May, 2024On 7-8 May, IndustriALL hosted a training workshop in Tunis, focusing on living wages and collective bargaining for unions representing Swedish companies in Tunisia's textile and garment sector. This initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir (FGTHCC-UGTT), brought together approximately 20 unionists from companies like Autoliv, Sancella, and Alva.
Empowering women in Tunisia: a workshop on health and safety24 May, 2024On 9-11 May, IndustriALL organized a workshop on occupational health and safety for the Tunisian women’s network. It is a step towards empowering Tunisian women in the textile, base metal and petrochemical sectors, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to advocate for their rights and safety in their respective industries.
Just Transition in Tunisia22 March, 2024Following the decision in last year’s regional conference, IndustriALL and affiliates from the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) organized a meeting on Just Transition. More than 50 union leaders from the country’s textile, metals, oil and mining sectors participated in the meeting on 28 February.
Augmentation de 20 % des salaires des travailleurs et travailleuses du textile en Tunisie17 January, 2024Les travailleurs et travailleuses du textile en Tunisie ont reçu une augmentation salariale de 20 pour cent à répartir sur 2024, 2025 et 2026. Cette augmentation fait suite à un accord conclu ce 12 janvier entre la Fédération Générale du Textile, de l’Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir - FGTHCC-UGTT, affiliée à IndustriALL, et l’organisation patronale FENATEX – UTICA, Fédération Nationale du Textile.
Зарплата текстильщиков Туниса вырастет на 20 процентов17 January, 2024Заработная плата работников текстильной промышленности Туниса в течение трёх лет – 2024, 2025 и 2026 – в общей сложности будет увеличена на 20 процентов. Это решение закреплено в достигнутом 12 января соглашении между членской организацией IndustriALL, Всеобщей федерацией работников текстильной, швейной, обувной и кожевенной промышленности (Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir - FGTHCC-UGTT), и организацией работодателей, Национальной текстильной федерацией (Fédération Nationale du Textile FENATEX – UTICA).
20 per cent wage increase for textile workers in Tunisia17 January, 2024Textile workers in Tunisia have received a 20 percent wage increase distributed over 2024, 2025 and 2026. The increase comes after an agreement on 12 January between IndustriALL affiliate Fédération Générale du Textile, de l'Habillement, Chaussure et Cuir - FGTHCC-UGTT and the employers’ organization Fédération Nationale du Textile FENATEX - UTICA.
Tunisia experiments with a gradual transition to more sustainable jobs and businesses 15 September, 2023Until 2016, dozens of workers at the factory, located in Mahdia, central-eastern Tunisia, worked night and day on the large precision machines that now sit motionless and desperately silent. While waiting for activities to resume, Ali has been sleeping here, upstairs on a simple sofa, to make sure there aren’t burglaries. He keeps a watchful eye and a loving gaze on the company that now belongs to him and 40 or so other former employees who decided to buy their factory.
Tunisia is sliding into totalitarianism, warn the global unions28 June, 2023A combination of unconstitutional legislation signed by the Tunisian President and administrative orders pushed by the Speaker of the Parliament and the judicial authorities are severely restricting the right of the Tunisian people to be informed, to monitor the work of public officials and to hold them to account.
Tunisia is sliding into totalitarianism, warn the global unions28 June, 2023A combination of unconstitutional legislation signed by the Tunisian President and administrative orders pushed by the Speaker of the Parliament and the judicial authorities are severely restricting the right of the Tunisian people to be informed, to monitor the work of public officials and to hold them to account.
