19 NGOs and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri
As one of the signatories of the international statement, the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSEFOP) affirms that the support received by trade unionist Ali Mammeri was not a passing gesture, but rather an unprecedented consensus from 19 organizations, including global trade union federations and long-established human rights organizations with significant influence on the international stage. This number and caliber of signatory organizations clearly indicate […]
AFRECON Adopts a Landmark Resolution in Support of Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Algeria
The 4th Regional Conference for Africa and the Arab States of the International Federation of Public Services (AFRECON), held in Accra, Ghana, from November 11-14, 2025, adopted a significant resolution by an overwhelming majority in support of the rights of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria, and to condemn the discrimination, forced expulsions, and human rights abuses they face. The resolution followed extensive discussions during the conference.
COSYFOP joins 19 groups calling to drop charges against Tajadit
Twenty national and international organizations, including the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSEFOB), express their solidarity with activist Mohamed Tadjadit and his detained colleagues and demand their immediate release. On the eve of the hearings scheduled for November 11 and 30, 2025, the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSEFOB) declares its full solidarity with activist Mohamed Tadjadit and calls on the Algerian authorities to drop all the unjust charges against him and his fellow activists.
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.