Below is a translation of El Watan’s 5 November report on various trade unions’ work-stoppages over the last week. On the development of the strike wave, see al-M’s translation, ‘Algeria’s Autonomous Unions — Striking When, for What?‘. The following translation was originally published on 9 November 2019. –– The social front is on boil. Over the […]
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Algeria’s Autonomous Unions — Striking When, for What?
“The labour unions that have for several months overlooked social demands have awoken”
National Debate vs. Base Committees: competing strategies for Algeria’s Movement.
‘We therefore urge the military establishment to push towards a democratic transition and organise presidential elections as soon as possible.’
‘The aspirations of Algerian workers’: a union confederation’s political demands.
‘ … we called on workers to come into the streets, to mobilise.’