The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces Issues an Urgent International Appeal on the Situation of Migrants in Algeria

The Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) has issued an urgent appeal to the international community, warning of the serious humanitarian and human rights situation experienced by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria since the end of July 2025. The Confederation documented a dangerous escalation of violations in its supplementary report issued on August 18, 2025, attached to an official complaint addressed on August 26, 2025 to the rapporteurs […]

COSYFOP Submits Complaint to the ILO over Grave Violations of Migrant Workers’ Rights in Algeria

Migrants in Algeria – COSYFOP report to ILO Experts

On August 21, 2025, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) submitted a new official communication to the Committee of Experts for the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) regarding the serious violations suffered by migrant workers from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria during the recent period, which resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 migrants, according to circulars issued […]

Algeria’s Mass Deportations of Sub-Saharan Migrants: COSYFOP Issues a New Report

As part of its campaigning activities, the Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) announced the publication of a supplementary report documenting the serious human rights violations suffered by migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria since June 2025. The report’s main points: The report presents new evidence related to: the intensification of raids carried out by security forces in a number of states, especially Oran and Algiers […]

22 international and local organizations, including COZEFOP, advocate against the escalating repression of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria.

Amid official silence and media complicity, Algeria today faces mounting accusations from international human rights organizations of using hate speech, mass expulsion policies, and arbitrary detention against migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa. In response to this escalation, 22 international human rights organizations have launched a broad advocacy campaign demanding that the Algerian authorities immediately cease these violations and fully comply with their international obligations. […]

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