Global Community Denounces Tunisian Union Leader's Arrest

February 10, 2023 00:03:51
Global Community Denounces Tunisian Union Leader's Arrest
Solidarity Center
Global Community Denounces Tunisian Union Leader's Arrest

Feb 10 2023 | 00:03:51

/

Show Notes

  Global labor unions and the international human rights community are denouncing the arrest in Tunisia of a top leader in the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT). Anis Kaabi, general secretary of the highway workers’ union, was arrested January 31 after leading a strike by toll booth workers. A coalition of 66 human rights groups […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

March 23, 2023 00:05:15
Episode Cover

Brazil: Communities & Unions Win Victory for Livelihoods, Democracy

  Brazilian communities along a river near the Amazon are celebrating the government’s decision to halt a blasting and dredging project that could destroy their...

Listen

Episode 0

June 26, 2023 00:06:06
Episode Cover

Nigerian Activists Mobilize to End Gender-Based Violence at Work

  After a coalition of unions and human rights organizations successfully campaigned for Nigeria’s government to ratify a global treaty on violence and harassment in...

Listen

Episode 0

March 29, 2023 00:03:42
Episode Cover

Summit for Democracy: No Democracy Without Unions

  On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, high-level U.S. government officials and domestic and international labor activists highlighted the fundamental role of trade...

Listen