CNAPESTE | COSYFOP Condemns the Dissolution of the CNAPESTE Trade Union

Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces • COSYFOP Statement Condemning the Immediate Dissolution of CNAPEST Following Legal Action by the Ministry of Labour The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) strongly condemns the ruling issued by the Administrative Court of Bir Mourad Raïs on 28 July 2026, ordering the immediate dissolution of CNAPEST following legal proceedings initiated by the Ministry of Labour with the support of the Ministry of National Education […]

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 […]