{"id":27646,"date":"2025-04-11T11:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T09:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27646"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:09:32","slug":"french-bpo-armatis-prevents-union-leaders-from-working-in-tunisia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/french-bpo-armatis-prevents-union-leaders-from-working-in-tunisia\/","title":{"rendered":"French BPO Armatis prevents new union leaders from working in Tunisia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNI Global Union strongly condemns French customer relations provider, Armatis, for blocking five newly elected union representatives from entering the company\u2019s premises in Tunisia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The business process outsourcing (BPO) company barred access to the elected worker representatives just one day after the formation of a new union committee with UNI affiliate, the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 7 April, workers at Armatis Tunisia, which employs more than 650 people across two call centres, officially established their union. Just 24 hours later, the five elected members of the union committee arrived at work to find they had been banned from the building. Without prior notice or explanation, their photos had been placed in security posts, instructing guards to deny them access.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis is a deliberate and disgraceful attempt to crush a democratic union from the moment it was born,\u201d said UNI Global Union General Secretary, Christy Hoffman. \u201cThis kind of retaliation is illegal under Tunisian law \u2013 and would never be tolerated in France,\u201d said Hoffman. \u201cWe demand that the five union leaders are returned to work and a commitment from Armatis to respect workers&#8217; rights from now on.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The workers immediately contacted the Tunisian labour inspectorate to request an official meeting. A solicitor also accompanied the workers to witness and document the company\u2019s refusal to allow them access to the worksite.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Armatis Tunisia provides outsourced French language customer service for major international clients. As a large French corporation, Armatis is required to comply with the country&#8217;s duty of vigilance law to mitigate the risk of human rights violations in its operations. It is also expected to adhere to international standards on freedom of association and the right to organize according to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UNI Global Union stands in full solidarity with the workers of Armatis Tunisia and their union, UGTT.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNI Global Union strongly condemns French customer relations provider, Armatis, for blocking five newly elected union representatives from entering the company\u2019s premises in Tunisia.\u00a0 The business process outsourcing (BPO) company barred access to the elected worker representatives just one day after the formation of a new union committee with UNI affiliate, the Tunisian General 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