A Scandal Shakes the Credibility of the Algerian Red Crescent
الكنفدرالية النقابية للقوى المنتجة • COSYFOP بيان فضيحة تهزّ مصداقية الهلال الأحمر الجزائري في ظل التطورات المتسارعة المرتبطة بقضية رئيسة الهلال الأحمر الجزائري ابتسام حملاوي، وما كشف عنه ياسين بن شطاح من اتهامات خطيرة تتعلق بسوء تسيير المساعدات الإنسانية المقدمة من اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر، إلى جانب ما صرّح به من تعرّضه للتعذيب وسوء المعاملة […]
A serious escalation against trade union freedoms in Algeria
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) condemned the verdict issued on October 29, 2025, by the Oum El Bouaghi court, sentencing Algerian trade unionist Ali Maamri, president of the National Union of Cultural Sector Employees (SNFC), to 15 years in prison on charges of “praising terrorism.” This verdict came after more than seven months of arbitrary detention, during which he was held incommunicado.
Urgent Statement on the Arrest of Algerian Activists in the Sumud Flotilla
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) received with deep concern the news of the arrest of a group of Algerian citizens by the Israeli occupation forces, following their participation in the steadfastness flotilla heading to Gaza. Among them was a young trade unionist affiliated with our confederation. They were transferred to Ketziot Prison in the Negev, known for its systematic violations of detainees' rights. We remind the Algerian government and its army of their constitutional duty […]
SNATEG and the Committee for Justice File an International Complaint Against General Electric and IndustriALL Before the U.S. National Contact Point
In a new step within the international framework to defend trade union rights and promote the principles of transparency and accountability, the National Independent Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, in cooperation with the Justice Commission, an international human rights organization based in Geneva, filed an official complaint on Monday, June 16, 2025, with the National Contact Point of the United States, within the framework of the OECD guidelines for […]