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.
Rape of a Migrant Child Exposes the Precarious Reality Facing Migrants in Algeria
The Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) expresses its deep shock and grave concern over a scandalous video circulating on social media, which shows a young migrant girl from Mali being raped by an Algerian citizen in the city of Oum El Bouaghi. This horrific crime, which only came to light thanks to surveillance cameras, is yet another stark reminder of the precarious legal and humanitarian conditions endured by thousands of migrants in Algeria.