Ten Algerian Unionists Imprisoned: UGTA Silent, ITUC Siding with the Government
The imprisonment of 10 prominent union leaders from the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) has shaken the national scene, raising a wave of questions about the state of union freedoms, especially as it echoes a worrying scenario imposed on the railway workers' federation for the second time in a year. The case dates back to a spontaneous strike by railway workers on November 26, 2025, which brought train traffic to a standstill.
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 […]
About 60 African trade unions denounce the verdict against Ali Mammeri
In a show of solidarity within the African trade union movement, the Public Services International (PSI) Africa and Arab States Regional Conference (AFRECON), held in Accra, Ghana, from November 11 to 14, 2025, unanimously adopted an emergency resolution in solidarity with Algerian trade unionist Ali Mamri and to demand an end to the serious violations of trade union freedom in Algeria. Approximately 60 trade union organizations from nearly 45 countries […]
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.