Tunisia-SNJT decides to call a general strike

The extensive executive committee of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) voted Tuesday to call a general strike to condemn the cabinet policy towards the media sector. The date of the strike will be declared at a later due .

Following a meeting today, November 10 2020, the committee additionally decided to observe a day of national anger and stage a demonstration rally in Kasbah Square and a sit-in outside the Government Palace .The dates of these demonstrations will be fixed by the executive board, the Union announced in a statement.

According to the SNJT, the Prime Ministry has not honoured its engagements to the media.

It proceeds to carry out a policy of “procrastination” and “prevarication” in the face of the “legitimate” rights of journalists, condemned the union.

It mentioned, in particular, the non-publication in the official Gazette of the framework agreement of the sector professionals.

The SNJT necessitates the active launch of the process of reformation of the public media, the regularisation of the “precarious” situation of journalists and the payment of the financial rights of journalists working in the confiscated media.