With the expansion of social protests and strikes that affected various sectors, the task of Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham El Mechichi becomes more difficult, according to experts.

This comes at a time when the country is plagued by an economic and political crisis that it has not known since independence, and the effects of which have deepened the emerging corona virus pandemic.

Several trade unions and regional trade unionists declared a series of strikes.

Condemning the miserable social and professional conditions, and the "procrastination" policy pursued by the Mechanically-appointed government.

Paralysis and escalation

The judiciary facility has been completely paralyzed for about a week due to the open general strike that was approved by both the Tunisian Judges Syndicate and the Association of Tunisian Judges, denouncing the government's disregard for their social and professional demands, and the "catastrophic" working conditions inside the courts.

The Executive Office of the Judges Association announced - in a statement - the continuation of the strike that began on the 16th of this month, while the president of the association, Amira Al-Omari, confirmed to Al-Jazeera Net that judges will take other forms of escalation if the government does not respond to their legitimate demands, according to her description.

She indicated that judges died due to infection with the Coronavirus, as a result of the miserable working conditions inside the Tunisian courts, and the inability of some of them to be treated in private clinics.

For its part, the Syndicate of Journalists decided to engage in a series of protest movements starting today, condemning what it described as the government's procrastination policy in activating joint agreements, with the aim of improving the situation of journalists.

Camphor infection

The area of ​​social protests extends to more than one Tunisian province, especially in the energy and hydrocarbon sector.

Observers believe that the success of the "sit-in al-Kamour" in the governorate of Tataouine - which ended with the government’s implementation of the demands of the protesting youth months ago - opened the door wide for other labor coordination to extract their demands by threatening to close the production fields.

And Hisham El-Mechichi previously praised the arrival of his government to a solution that ends the crisis of the Al-Kamour sit-in, away from the security approaches, pointing out that the same solution based on social negotiations will be adopted in solving the problems of the rest of the regions demanding development and employment.

In the wilaya of Gabes (in the south), the continuing sit-in by the youth of the region demanding development and employment led to the complete paralysis of the "chemical complex" and the halting of production;

This negatively affected gas production, and caused disruption to the distribution level in the southeastern states.

And in the governorate of Kairouan, which is one of the poorest and most marginalized regions;

The Regional Labor Union announced the implementation of a general strike at the beginning of next month, as a form of protest against the continuing policy of marginalization and the absence of equitable development.

In the wilaya of Beja (in the northwest), the regional labor union announced the launch of a general strike next Wednesday, in order to ensure the region’s right to development, employment and health.

Violent social shock

A recent statistic issued by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights confirmed that the rate of social protests increased by 16% last October.

The forum warned that 86% of these protests took place randomly and tend to be violent, which heightens concerns about the government's ability to circumvent social tension.

The spokesman for the forum, Ramadan bin Omar, told Al-Jazeera Net that the pattern of protest movements witnessed an escalation, reaching more than 6,500 protest movements from the beginning of the year until the end of last month.

He stressed that the signing of the "Al-Kamour Agreement" with the protesting youth by the Machichy government opened the door for other labor coordination to protest, in light of the deteriorating social conditions that had deepened the Corona crisis.

Ramadan bin Omar stressed that the protest act in Tunisia is no longer restricted to the disadvantaged groups and parties, but rather new actors have entered the line of protest, especially those affected by the Corona pandemic.

As artists, craftsmen, café owners, farmers, and more.

The same speaker warned of the inability of the ruling class to find radical solutions for job seekers and protesters to improve their social and professional conditions, stressing that the coming days may witness a violent social shock, which foretells a hot winter.

Tunisia is going through a difficult financial situation (Al-Jazeera)

Solutions and collaboration

Amidst the cycle of social tension and the escalation of sectoral demands, partisan parties and national organizations began to offer solutions and programs aimed at getting out of the crisis that the country is experiencing at all levels.

The President of the Republic, Qais Saeed, stressed - during his meeting with the Secretary General of the Labor Union last Thursday - the need for cooperation between the various parties.

In order to get out of the difficult situation that the country is going through, away from the conflicts.

The Labor Union launched a "social, political and economic rescue" initiative, under the auspices of the President of the Republic, with the aim of extricating the country from the congested and critical economic and political situation.

For its part, the Democratic Current Party announced a national initiative and called for an economic and social dialogue to establish a new development plan that would achieve wealth and provide solutions to the problems that the country is experiencing under the supervision of the President of the Republic.

President Saeed called for the necessity of cooperation between the various parties to get out of the crisis (Reuters)

The leader of the "Heart of Tunisia" party, Mohamed Sadiq Jebnoun, who is considered part of the party belt in support of the government, believes that the Meshchy is paying the price today for the failures of the failed economic options of previous governments, and the manipulation of development indicators.

He pointed out - in a statement to Al-Jazeera Net - that the high frequency of social protests is a natural result of a political crisis and long-standing social tension, and successive governments have been content to treat it through circumstantial solutions and buy social peace with debt from abroad.

Regarding the calls made by political parties and national organizations for an economic and social dialogue supervised by the President of the Republic, the leader in "Heart of Tunisia" considered that such initiatives must be devoid of any political goals, so that they are not doomed to failure.