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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| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGGT members march in Siliana in support of the general strike in the public sector | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | March | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Siliana | Tunisia | June 16, 2022 |
| Several hundred employees from state companies stage a sit-in in front of the UGTT’s headquarters in Tunisin support of the general strike to protest against the government’s economic reform plans which include privatisation, and the freezing of salaries | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 16, 2022 |
| Public sector employees who work for 159 state institutions and public companies hold a general strike under the umbrella of the UGTT to demand salary increases, implementation of agreed-upon agreements, and to reject privatisation | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunisia | June 16, 2022 | |
| Unemployed individuals stage a sit-in in Takelsa to demand to have access to agricultural plots to create a source of livelihoods for them | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Takelsa | Tunisia | June 15, 2022 |
| Medical and paramedical employees at Aghlabid Hospital in Kairouan stage a sit-in to protest the lack of staff and equipment in the surgical unit | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kairouan | Tunisia | June 15, 2022 |
| Contract teachers stage a sit-in outside the Ministry of Education to demand full-time positions and better working conditions | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 14, 2022 |
| Family members of a young man who suffered injuries and fractures after he was hit by a security forces stage a sit-in outside a security forces station in Nabeul to demand an investigation and to hold the responsible accountable | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Nabeul | Tunisia | June 14, 2022 |
| Farmers and workers who work in the milk industry demonstrate to demand an increase in the price of milk | Workers group: Agriculture workers | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Tunis | Tunisia | June 14, 2022 |
| Medenine residents stage a sit-in outside Medenine University hospital to demand better health services as the hopital lacks staff and equipment | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Medenine | Tunisia | June 13, 2022 |
| Unemployed graduates state a sit-in outside Gafsa governorate headquarters to demand employment opportunities and the implementation of agreed-upon agreements | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Gafsa | Tunisia | June 13, 2022 |