Raouf Mellal: Trade Union Pluralism, Article 87 bis, and the Relationship Between Independent Unions and the International Trade Union Confederation
In an interview with Radio des sans voix, Raouf Mellal, President of the Trade Union Confederation of Productive Forces (COSYFOP), addressed three major challenges facing trade union work in Algeria today: the myth of official trade union pluralism and its impact on independent unions, the risks posed by Article 87 bis of the Penal Code, COSYFOP’s international action on this issue, and the troubled relationship between Algerian independent unions and the International Trade Union Confederation […]
Algerian Trade Unions Address the ILO Director-General and Condemn Statements by the ILO Office in Algeria
Four independent Algerian trade union organizations sent an official letter to the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), expressing their deep concern regarding statements issued by the ILO office in Algeria, which they considered far removed from the true state of trade union freedoms in the country. The signatories to the letter are the Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP), the National Autonomous Union of Public Administration Employees (SNAPAP), […]