Global Community Denounces Tunisian Union Leader's Arrest

Solidarity Center

Feb 10 2023 | 00:03:51

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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 […]

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