February 23, 2021 at 1:18 pm | Published in: Africa, News, Tunisia
Employees of the Tunisian national airline Tunisair, wave national flags and shout anti-government slogans as they gather in front of the company s headquarters in the capital Tunis, on 19 February 2021 [FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images] February 23, 2021 at 1:18 pm
The Tunisian Ministry of Transportation announced yesterday that the CEO of the national airlines Tunisair, Olfa Al-Hamdi, has been dismissed.
This comes three days after a general strike was staged in all Tunisian airports to protest against the company s deteriorating financial situation.
The statement said that Olfa Al-Hamdi was dismissed from her post as the Chief Executive Officer of Tunisair, without mentioning the reasons for the decision.
February 20, 2021 at 12:46 pm | Published in: Africa, News, Tunisia
A Tunisair plane park on a tarmac at Tunis-Carthage International in Tunis ON 15, 2015 [AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID / Getty] February 20, 2021 at 12:46 pm
The General Transport Union, affiliated with the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), has announced that the employees of the national airlines Tunisair will enter an open general strike in all airports starting from Friday to protest deteriorating conditions.
The union disclosed in a statement posted on its Facebook page that it is: Following up the recent events that took place in Tunisair and the resulting tension in the institution.
The union considered that the tension: Resulted from the ambiguous the positions of the supervisory authority and the public administration in the company. Therefore, after consulting with our union structures, the General Transport Union calls on all employees and cadres operating in Tunisair, in all domestic airports and