Algeria | Closure of the Autonomous National Union of Postal Workers’ Case before the International Labour Organization
How did a complaint that remained under examination for nearly a decade come to an end without its core recommendations being implemented? What does the case reveal about the policy of attrition and the limits of international protection mechanisms? The case of the Autonomous National Union of Postal Workers (SNAP) is one of the most significant Algerian trade union cases examined by the International Labour Organization’s Committee on Freedom of Association over the past two decades. Its significance lies in the circumstances that […]
Algeria’s Harraga: 4,000 Reach Spain in Two Days as Migration Becomes Political Leverage
The issue of Algerian *harraga* heading to Spain has once again come to the fore following reports that approximately 4,000 irregular migrants arrived within the space of two days. In recent days, a number of Spanish and Algerian activists have circulated reports claiming that around 4,000 irregular migrants from Algeria reached the Spanish coast. To date, we have been unable to independently verify the accuracy of this figure […]
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 […]