Expulsion Signals Anti-Union Crackdown in Tunisia

February 22, 2023 00:03:06
Expulsion Signals Anti-Union Crackdown in Tunisia
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Expulsion Signals Anti-Union Crackdown in Tunisia

Feb 22 2023 | 00:03:06

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Show Notes

  The expulsion of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) General Secretary Esther Lynch is the latest sign of an anti-union, anti-democratic crackdown in Tunisia. Lynch was forced out of the country after speaking at a rally to show solidarity with the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), whose members the government has subjected to a campaign […]

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