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 […]
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 […]