Ten Days That Shattered the Silence Around Algeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis
On 20 September 2026, the Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) published its study on the collapse of purchasing power and the real cost of living in Algeria. Within just ten days, its figures had moved beyond the confines of a trade union report, appearing on international trade union network websites and in the coverage of independent journalists. At the same time, local newspapers were publishing similar prices recorded by their own reporters in markets, before the Minister of the Interior himself acknowledged […]
Algeria’s Migration Crisis: Shocking Testimony Alleges Coast Guard Complicity in Migrant Boat Departures
A shocking first-hand account by a young Algerian has brought renewed attention to Algeria’s *harraga* migration crisis. The young man, who left the country by sea, said that assistance had been provided to facilitate his boat’s departure from the coast of Annaba, as recent European investigations expose organised smuggling networks using high-speed boats and charging migrants up to €12,000 per person. These developments raise […]
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 […]