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.
U.S. State Department Report 2024: International Recognition of Independent Trade Unions in Algeria
On August 12, 2025, the US Department of State, through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, released its annual report on the human rights situation in Algeria for 2024. The report confirmed that the country witnessed a worrying decline in fundamental freedoms over the past year, particularly trade union freedoms, with continued restrictions on independent unions and arbitrary arrests of unionists. Highlighting the unions involved […]
COSYFOP Submits Complaint to the ILO over Grave Violations of Migrant Workers’ Rights in Algeria
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 […]
Trade Union Repression Spares No One: The Case of Saïda Neghza’s Imprisonment
In a dangerous development that reflects the systematic restrictions on trade union and economic freedoms in Algeria, Ms. Saida Neghza, the former president of the General Confederation of Algerian Enterprises (CGEA), was imprisoned under a four-year sentence issued by the Algerian judiciary in a case related to collecting endorsements during the recent presidential elections. This sentence coincided with her forced removal from the presidency […]