Morocco: The Higher Education Syndicate denounces the suspension of negotiations with the ministry
The Sector Coordinating Council also said that the Ministry of Higher Education has not been serious in dealing with the
Tunisia: Public transport heavily disrupted by a general strike
The General Federation of Transport, part of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), had already called for a general strike
Jordan: GFJTU calls for aligning the minimum wage with inflation rates
In a statement issued on 2 January, the federation’s president pointed out that the committee had decided, at the beginning
Lebanon: Bekaa Hospital Workers’ Syndicate supports employees’ demands
The syndicate called on the Minister of Health to “quickly address the file in order to provide a financial and
ESCWA: Arab countries have the highest unemployment rate in the world and one third of the population lives below the poverty line
In its “Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region,” ESCWA reported that the region “has the highest
Tunisia: Protests of urban workers
The Coordination Committee decided to escalate in protest against the government’s silence and its disregard for the demands of 15,285
Morocco: Four workers killed in mining workshops
This serious accident took place on December 23 while the five workers were working in workshops licensed for traditional mining
Lebanon: The Television Syndicate in the Ministry of Information will discuss social aid for workers
On December 23, a delegation from the Lebanon Television Syndicate met with officials in the Ministry of Information in the
Morocco: UNTM criticizes the government’s social policy
UNTM described the 2023 Finance Bill as falling short of the aspirations of workers in Morocco as long as it
Lebanon: Employees in the American University of Beirut threaten to strike
In a statement issued on 22 December, the union fiercely opposed the decision of the Ministry of Finance and the
Iraq: Sanitation workers in Al Diwaniyah protest
While some of the protesters are demanding to change their status from daily-wage workers to contractual workers, others demand permanent
Syria: Workers injured in Turkish raid in Kobanî
The co-chair of the Water Directorate said that the plant, located in the western countryside of Kobanî, was bombed on