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.

Communiqué: PSI Executive Board meeting, 16-17 May 2013

May20

Ninety affiliate leaders of Public Services International, headed by 36 Executive Board titular members, met 16-17 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss issues facing public service workers and to adopt PSI action priorities for 2013 and beyond. Highlights from this meeting are outlined below.

Letter to Nigerian President concerning energy sector

May02
Nigerian trade unionists demonstrate against government plans

PSI General Secretary Rosa Pavanelli has written to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to warn of the inevitable disaster of electricity sector privatisation and the minimum requirements to respect collective agreements and all transition arrangements.

ILO Director General meets with SNAPAP union representatives in Algeria

Apr20

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder met with trade union respresentatives, including PSI affiliate SNAPAP, on 16th April, during his visit to Algeria for the 40th Arab Labour Conference in Algiers.

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PSI Solidarity message to Egyptian trade unions

Sep10
Tahir square February 2011

PSI sends solidarity message to Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions - EFITU.

Swaziland - Stop the crackdown on public workers

Aug08
Swaziland protestors photo by Garry Knight

The government of Swaziland is cracking down on public sector workers across the board. Civil servants, nurses, teachers and transport workers are all under threat. In support of their affiliates in Swaziland, Public Services International, Education International and the International Transport Workers' Federation have organised a joint protest action on Labourstart.

Algeria: judicial workers on hunger strike

Jun06

In protest against repeated human and trade union rights violations, nine union members, five women and four men, began an unlimited hunger strike on 6 May in Algiers, Algeria. Despite urgent requests for meetings, and daily reports on the hunger strikers' rapidly deteriorating health, the government continues to refuse to address the judicial workers’ issues.
PSI has already written to President Bouteflika and is now calling on its affiliates to take similar solidarity action, urging the Algerian government to start negotiations and to open the social dialogue that could resolve the ongoing crisis.

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Water, electricity and the political context in Arab countries 2011

Apr11

This report examines the electricity and water sectors in North African and Middle Eastern countries, including the record of privatisations, and the potential implications of the democracy movements, and the response of international institutions, as of September 2011.

PSI Congress Resolutions

Mar12

Resolutions adopted at the 29th World Congress of Public Services International, held in Durban, South Africa, 27-30 November 2012.
The Resolutions have been published in three volumes: Volume 1 - Resolution No. 1 (Programme of Action); Volume 2 - Resolution No. 2 (Constitution), and Volume 3 - Resolutions No. 3 to 49.

Public sector unions combating HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa

Mar11

Public Services International and UNISON, UK, held a three-year joint project in South Africa from 2008-2011. The project, to strengthen public sector trade union response to HIV and AIDS engaged 34 PSI affiliates in 11 countries in good practice sharing and implementation.

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Health
Trade union development
HIV/AIDS

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Communiqué: PSI Executive Board meeting, 16-17 May 2013

May20

Ninety affiliate leaders of Public Services International, headed by 36 Executive Board titular members, met 16-17 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss issues facing public service workers and to adopt PSI action priorities for 2013 and beyond. Highlights from this meeting are outlined below.

Photos: Global Trade Strategy Meeting (WSF - Tunis 2013)

Apr 16
Intl FTT strategy mtg 26Mar2013 Tunis (WSF)
Source: Flickr

Public Services International had the strongest global union presence at the World Social Forum 26-30 March 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia. PSI hosted and co-sponsored numerous events on trade union rights, youth, water, women’s issues, tax justice, energy and climate change.

Photos: Empowerment of women (WSF, Tunis 2013)

Apr 15
WSF Tunis - PSI Empowerment of Women workshop 27Mar2013
Source: Flickr

Public Services International had the strongest global union presence at the World Social Forum 26-30 March 2013 in Tunis, Tunisia. PSI hosted and co-sponsored numerous events on trade union rights, youth, water, women’s issues, tax justice, energy and climate change.

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