The Tunisian General of Labor Union decided to enter into a general strike on January 17th, 2019 in the public sector, after launching a general strike in the public sector on Thursday to ask for the increase of their wages.
The decision was taken during the meeting with the National Administrative Board on Saturday, which condemned the government's non-commitment with the union on social negotiations to increase the wages of the public service workers. Moreover, it considered it as a violation of the social dialogue and an infringement of the international agreements on collective bargaining, which are subject to the instructions of foreign financial departments, as well as, the dependence of the national sovereignty decision on foreign parties.
In its final statement, the National Administrative Board also condemned the unconstitutional decision taken by the Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research to close the educational and university institutions in a failing attempt to thwart the strike, stressing the commitment of the public workers to their legitimate demand for a fair increase in their wages and the immediate rescue and rehabilitation of the public facility to play its leading role economically and socially.
The UGTT expressed its surprise at the silence of the government so far on the implementation of the agreement on increasing the wages of the public sector employees and ending the negotiations on reviewing the public law of public institutions and institutions and their reformation. In addition, it condemned the government's obstruction of negotiations in a number of sectors.
In the same context, the UGTT invited its social partner, the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) to expedite the signing of the amendments to be published in the official Tunisian journal and to publish the increases in the wages of the private sector’s workers in the adjustment annexes.
On the other hand, the National Administrative Board called for expediting the settling of the employment crisis by settling the positions of the post-revolution construction sites and the status of substitute teachers, professors, and mosques’ employees, as well as the rest of the mechanisms. Besides, it renewed its absolute refusal to return the handling in the public sector and public service.
The union pointed to the deepening of the crisis witnessed by the country because of the wrong choices taken by the successive governments and their adherence to a failing development plan that maintain the external interests, which only worsen the economic situation of the country.
After# last Thursday’s protest: #The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) decides# to launch a protest in #the public sector# on next 17 January
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