Fethi Ghares Faces a Prison Sentence: Calls for the Opposition to Return Lack Credibility While Political Criticism Is Punished by Imprisonment
Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces • COSYFOP Statement Confirmation of the Prison Sentence Against Fethi Ghares: Calls for the Opposition to Return Lack Credibility While Criticism Is Punished by Imprisonment The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) received with profound indignation the decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Algiers Court of Appeal upholding the judgment against political activist and National Coordinator of the Democratic and Social Movement, Mr Fethi Ghares, sentencing him […]
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 […]
Trade Union Rights Violations in Algeria: What the Arab Trade Union Confederation Deliberately Overlooked
The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) announces the release of its new report, “The Hidden Truth — A Critical Assessment of the Arab Trade Union Confederation’s 2025 Report on Algeria.” The report provides a critical analysis of the chapter devoted to Algeria in the Arab Trade Union Confederation’s 2025 report. It identifies serious omissions, factual gaps, and problematic representations that, in COSYFOP’s assessment, fail to reflect the reality faced by independent trade unions in Algeria […]