Tunisian labor official denies demanding to change government

Secretary General of Tunisian Central Trade Union Nour Al Din Al Tabobi said that Tunisian General Union of Labor did not raise any demands to overthrow the current government, saying that the change of governments did not provide any serious solutions for the problems witnessed in the Tunisian community. He stressed that they called the government for finding serious solutions for the current economic crisis in the country.
He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that they call for achieving reform to resolve the current problems witnessed in the Tunisian community on both social and economic levels not to change the government. He stressed that the General Union of Labor does not accept to allow the Tunisian people to be the victim of political conflicts.
He called the national organizations for presenting serious solutions for saving the country from the current crises, stressing that the country does not need slogans while solutions to end the current problems that threaten the security and stability of the Tunisian community.
He added that the union’s initiative aims to present serious solutions for the current crises, saying that it contains documents to resolve economic and social problems. He stressed the country’s need for major reforms in different fields. He stressed, “If the current situation continued, it would not serve the interests of the country.”
He added that the Tunisian government should not demand the Europeans to provide them with only loans, while to establish an investment fund. He stressed that the Europeans will accept the Tunisian demand, as they work currently to find serious solution for the crisis of immigration. He added that they will support such funds aiming to support projects that could resolve the problems of those Tunisians aspiring to leave their country.
He added that the Tunisian government needs to change its economic approach, while such objective would not be achieved without dialogue, saying that the Tunisian dialogue should not be limited to the social and economic sides, while to extend to the political level.
The economic plan, the Tunisian expert said in a statement to “Arabs Today”, should drafted in participation of the different parties of the country with no exclusion. He warned that the current economic growth which does not transcend one percent is not enough. He clarified that the public debt witnessed notable rise, while the Tunisian budget suffers from deficit.