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Tunisia’s largest trade union to monitor elections

The Tunisian General Labor Union announced an agreement with Tunisia’s electoral commission to take part in the electoral process, which raised the ire of other political parties.
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Noureddine Taboubi, secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) — Tunisia’s largest trade union organization to defend workers, with about 700,000 employees — met May 9 with the head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Nabil Bafoun, and agreed to set up a joint media plan to move forward with the registration process for the upcoming legislative and presidential elections scheduled for October and November.

The same day, the UGTT issued a statement on its Facebook page noting that its central, regional and local headquarters will be placed at the IHEC’s service. According to the statement, Taboubi stressed the UGTT’s keenness to ensure successful democratic and transparent elections, with a great voter turnout.

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