December 10 — Independent Unionists, Human Rights Defenders First
December 10th marks International Human Rights Day. This year, it comes at a time of increasing restrictions on fundamental freedoms and an unprecedented decline in the role of independent trade unions. In Algeria, our responsibility as independent trade union organizations is amplified. We have never been treated as social partners, but rather as a disruptive force that refuses to submit to the logic of political loyalty and governmental and security extensions. The undeniable truth after years […]
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.