3 days strike repercussions: Truncheons to disperse independent trade unions representatives

Trade Unions

3 days strike repercussions: Truncheons to disperse independent trade unions representatives

El Khabar, 16 April 2008

Law and order forces have pushed back the public service non affiliated trade unions’ representatives yesterday, while being prevented with violence from rallying near the Government headquarter.

The security services have found difficulties stopping a rally to which the independent trade unions have called for, after the 3-days strike launched by education, health, and higher education sectors non affiliated unions. They have protested against the new salary scale. The protesters have been stopped by the security barrier formed by Law and order forces managing blocking the way leading to the Government headquarters, while dispersing them with truncheons. In this regard, security services have seized the protesters’ banners on which slogans calling the Government opening dialogue channels have been written, while many of them have been beaten and brought to Police Stations. The national league of human rights protection has condemned the conduct of the police, emphasizing that the Constitution guarantees the trade unions freedoms. Moreover, the independent trade unions have agreed creating new trade unions in which all public service independent trade unions will be embraced.

 

16-04-2008 By L.K/ A.Y/ B.M/ Translation Section