“One more step towards decent work in Tunisia”, 21 July 2017

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the Government of Tunisia, the Union Générale Tunisienne des Travailleurs (UGTT), and the Union Tunisienne de l’Industrie du Commerce et de l’Artisanat (Utica) have signed a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme in Tunisia for 2017-2022. 

The Programme...highlights the following national priorities: 

• Priority 1: Economic growth and regional development; global, sustainable and balanced growth in-between the different regions
• Priority 2: Employment and vocational training
• Priority 3: Towards a new model of professional relations and decent work
• Priority 4: Global reform of social protection in Tunisia
• Priority 5: Institutionalization of social dialogue

The new Programme will be used as a framework for the ILO to implement different reforms that are foreseen by the Government of Tunisia in the key areas that have been identified.