Tunisia economic crisis result of ‘monopolized power’: Labor union
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Secretary General of the Tunisian Labor Union (UGTT) has said that Tunisia is witnessing the social and economic consequences of “monopolized power.”
During the 77th anniversary of the founding of the union, Noureddine Taboubi said: “The situation in Tunisia cannot get any worse.”
He stressed that “the role of the UGTT lies in uniting and not separating,” considering that Tunisia “is not a laboratory for experiments for political teenagers.”
He pointed out that “26.5% of subsidies on fuel and basic foods have been lifted in Tunisia, in compliance with the conditions of the International Monetary Fund.”
“All successive governments since 2011 have not provided anything for the country,” he noted.
Taboubi added that “the people shouldn’t be underestimated,” and that “they are capable of another spring.”
There was no comment from the Tunisian authorities.
Tunisia is going through a severe economic crisis aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic and high international fuel prices.
The country has been in the throes of a deep political crisis since 2021 when President Kais Saied ousted the government and dissolved parliament.
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