A New International Milestone for Algeria’s Independent Trade Union Movement
The Algerian Union of Public Services Joins Public Services International in a Move to Strengthen Trade Union Organisation and Expand International Solidarity The Algerian Union of Public Services, affiliated with the Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces and known by the acronym UASP–COSYFOP, has officially joined Public Services International (PSI), one of the world’s largest global union federations representing workers across public service sectors […]
Ghassan Slaiby’s Developing Arab Trade Unions: A Testimony from Inside the International Trade Union Movement
A Reading of Dr. Ghassan Slaiby’s "Developing Arab Trade Unions" and What the Algerian Experience Reveals About the Crisis of Independent Trade Unions in the Arab Region. At first glance, this book appears to be the professional memoir of a Lebanese trade unionist who spent many years working within Public Services International (PSI). A closer reading, however, reveals something far more profound. It is the testimony of a man who witnessed, from the inside, the complexities of international trade union solidarity and its relationship with independent trade unions across the Arab region […]
Statement on the 2 July 2026 Legislative Elections
Statement The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces Denounces the Use of Trade Union Structures for Electoral Purposes and the Selective Enforcement of the Law The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) strongly condemns the serious violations that occurred during the campaign for the 2 July 2026 legislative elections. These practices constitute a clear breach of the principle of trade union neutrality enshrined in Law No. 23-02 and further demonstrate the selective enforcement of the law against independent trade unions […]
Algeria | The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association Calls on the Algerian Government to Engage in Dialogue with the COSYFOP
Statement The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) : The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) (COSYFOP) records with great satisfaction the recommendations adopted by the Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organization during its three hundred and fifty-seventh session, within the framework of the examination of Case No. 3434 concerning Algeria. The Confederation praises the deep analysis carried out by the Committee, the importance of its recommendations, and the continuous attention it has devoted over many […]