In the activists' catalog of demands, the withdrawal of layoffs from the Austrian energy giant OMV, which is involved in the exploitation of the Nawara gas field in southern Tunisia, has now also been included. The group had fired 14 employees without notice and fired ten more for disciplinary reasons. The staff resisted, launched two strikes and referred to a statement by the Ministry of Social Affairs that the layoffs were illegal. However, the company is now apparently ready to negotiate. Compensation is to be offered to the 14 people who have been dismissed without notice, and the ten others have been promised jobs in another OMV project, according to trade union circles. The UGTT and the workers concerned initially rejected the offer.
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Al-Kamour sit-in coordination held today, Thursday 02 July 2020, a joint meeting with the Regional Labor Union of Tataouine, as a reaction to the backdrop of the decisions of the Ministerial Council held yesterday, according to what the Nessma correspondent in the region said.
A member of the Executive Bureau of the Labor Union in Tataouine, Mohsen Al-Harrashani, confirmed to Nessma TV correspondent in Tataouine, declaring public anger in the state starting Friday, with stopping all services of all kinds, whether in the city center or in the desert, with the exception of vital sectors and respect for all national exam procedures.
Petroleum plants will also be closed from Saturday until a government delegation has moved to the region to find radical solutions to the development situation, while entering into an open strike in the region starting from tomorrow.
