Algeria Is Classified Among The 10 Worst Countries In Respecting Workers’ Rights

Algeria is among the 10 worst countries that are concerned in respect of the rights of workers and labor, the latest report that was issued by the International Confederation of Trade Unions (ICFTU) for the year 2018 said, considering that the current job climate in Algeria is “grim” and is heading for the worst.

The report of the International Confederation of Trade Unions (ICFTU) includes 139 countries across the world, which are rated from 1 to 5 according to the index of respect for workers ‘rights, and Algeria, according to this classification, obtained index 5, which means that there are no guarantees of workers’ rights, and is classified among the 10 worst countries for work, because of the conditions in which Algerian workers work and the practices that are used to suppress trade union and labor rights.

Algeria has the worst labor rights index with a number of poor countries in the world, such as Bangladesh, Cambodia and Colombia.

The results of the Global Workers ‘Rights Index 2018 show that Algeria ranked first in the list of the 10 worst countries for workers in the world with a classification of 5 which means that there are no guarantees on the workers’ special rights.

This indicator takes into account the field reports of trade unions, which shows that Algeria witnessed a campaign of arrests of activists and trade unionists in 2018, which is seen as a narrowing of the trade union right, and the prevention of a number of trade unions from activity as well.

The report highlights Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Category 5 for the lack of full guarantees on workers’ laws and rights, while attacks on trade union rights and freedoms vary according to the nature of each country, and Cameroon, Iraq, Tunisia, Lebanon, Oman obtained 4 index due to the systematic violation of rights, followed by Morocco, Mozambique, Jordan, Liberia, and the United Kingdom in the classification 3 of the systematic violations of rights.