Africa & Arab countries

Africa and Arab countries form one of the four regions in the PSI structure. Our 153 affiliated organisations in some 43 countries represent a membership of around 1.5 million people here. The regional secretariat is based in Lomé, Togo. Contact our regional offices.

A delegation of 100 Algerians prevented from attending the World Social Forum !

Mar26

PSI was dismayed to learn yesterday, March 25, 2013, that a caravan of SNAPAP trade unionists, human rights activists, members of the national committee for the defense of the rights of the unemployed, and the women's committee was prevented from crossing the border into Tunisia to attend the World Social Forum.

PSI Workshops at the World Social Forum, Tunis 2013

Mar22
Logo of the World Social Forum in Tunis

Public Services International is actively involved with the World Social Forum 26-30 March 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia. We are hosting and co-sponsoring numerous events on trade union rights, youth and empowerment of women, where PSI affiliate members will share their views on water, women, tax justice, climate change and other important issues. This forum is of particular significance given the political challenges facing our members in the Middle East and North Africa two years after the Arab Spring. Thousands of participants from civil society organisations, trade unions and progressive political groups will be attending this gathering.

A tale of two unions: How public sector unions helped to unleash a surge of democratic reform in Egypt

Mar15
President of RETA during protest demanding a raise in Egypt's minimum wage, April 2010, photo by Hossam el-Hamalawy

During 2011, two independent unions in Egypt affiliated to PSI began participating in the activities of the PSI project “Campaigning for workers’ rights in Arab Countries” which took place between 2009 and 2011. Through this project, supported by affiliate IMPACT (of Ireland) in collaboration with FNV Mondiaal (a trade union solidarity support organisation from the Netherlands), PSI has been able to play a concrete role in affirming the emergence of a democratic and independent public sector labour movement in Egypt.

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Ghana: pre-decision and information kit

Apr22

In Ghana, where unemployment and poverty are on the rise, many Ghanaian health workers are enticed and compelled to seek ‘greener pastures’ in Europe and in North America. Without adequate information preparation, aspiring migrants cannot make informed decisions on whether it is really in their best interest to migrate.

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Human Rights League of Tunisia (LTDH)

Nov 24
Human Rights League of Tunisia (LTDH)
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PSI Communicators' Action Network visits the Human Rights League of Tunisia (Ligue Tunisienne pour la défense des droits de l'Homme, Nov 3, 2011. Photo: Maria Wattne

Tunisian agricultural workers protesting corruption

Nov 24
Tunisian agricultural workers protesting corruption
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PSI Communicators' Action Network reporting from union activities in Tunis, Tunisia, November 2, 2011

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