Mapping of Collective Actions in Tunisia
Publication Date: 2019
The mapping of collective actions in Tunisia tracks mobilisations by groups of people whose goal is to achieve a common objective.
Each mapped collective action is based on a typology devised by the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action.
The objective of this database is to explore collective actions by providing accurate data and relevant information on mobilisations happening in the country.
Explore the interactive charts below the table.
Data collection for this mapping is done by the CeSSRA team.
Information sources: Media reports, NGO reports, aid actors reports, as well as first-hand data collected by the CeSSRA team.
Period covered by data collection: December 23rd, 2019 - till present.
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Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Workers of the Tunis Transport Company stage a sit-in due to the deteriorating situation in the transport sector and the failure of the ministry to meet their demands. | Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | October 24, 2022 |
Workers of the municipal slaughterhouse in Siliana strike and stage a sit-in to demand the appointment of a new veterinarian | Workers group: Other | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in, Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Siliana | Tunisia | April 12, 2022 |
Workers of the Environment, Planting and Gardening Company in the city of Kebili stage a sit-in, demanding their unpaid salaries. | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kebili | Tunisia | January 13, 2023 |
Workers of the "Ben Bashir" sugar factory stage a sit-in in front of the factory and blocked the roads demanding the payment of their wages. | Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | January 8, 2023 |
Workers of a textile factory in Douar Hicher stage a sit-in outside the Governorate building to demand their unpaid allowances and wages | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Douar Hicher | Tunisia | April 12, 2021 |
Workers in the rubber manufacturing and processing start an open-ended sit-in outside the General Administration of Customs to demand an authorisation to import and export material | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Other | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | July 19, 2022 |
Workers in the phosphate mine in Meknassy block the rail line No. 13, hindering movement of phosphate transport wagons and trains, to demand the regularisation of their employment status and the payment of their wages | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Meknassy | Tunisia | August 1, 2022 |
Workers in the phosphate mine in Meknassy block Gafsa-Sfax road to protest the suspension of phosphate production, and to demand their employment within Gafsa Phosphate company | Workers group: Other | Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Road blockade | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Meknassy | Tunisia | August 29, 2022 |
Workers in the city of Al-Mitlawi blocking roads in protest against the transfer of canned milk distribution point to another state | Workers group: Other | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Road blockade | Protest of a public statement / Public representation | N/A | Al-Mitlawi | Tunisia | October 21, 2022 |
Workers in public establishments and institutions, cooperative companies, and private institutions in the agricultural sector stage a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the International Lands Office, demanding better work conditions. | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | December 20, 2022 |