The General University of Transport affiliated with the General Labor Union in Tunisia decided to implement a general strike in the land, sea and air transport sectors on January 25 and 26.
The general secretary of the university, Wajih al-Zaidi, said in a radio statement that the strike decision came as a result of the government's disregard of the trade unionists' demands, and the trade unionists' total rejection of the privatization of public institutions for the transport sector.
The decision to strike comes with the escalation of criticism by trade union leaders of President Kais Saied's policies in light of successive economic and political crises.
The Secretary-General of the Tunisian Labor Union, Noureddine Taboubi, announced last Monday that the union had begun consultations with organizations and forces from civil society with the aim of launching a dialogue to get Tunisia out of its crisis.
Al-Taboubi said that there are "vigorous movements of the union's branches and structures in various regions of the country to study the general situation in the country to formulate an initiative for a meaningful dialogue."
Al-Taboubi accused President Saeed of only listening to his voice and rejecting "any participatory visions of reform" and insisting on proceeding alone in his administration of the country.
Since July 25, 2021, Tunisia has been living under a series of exceptional measures taken by President Said, including the dissolution of Parliament and the Judicial Council, the issuance of legislation by presidential decrees, the passage of a new constitution, and the holding of early legislative elections, in which only 11.22% of the voters participated.