Tánaiste Michéal Martin has condemned the expulsion of Esther Lynch - the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation - from Tunisia
"Ireland unreservedly supports the rights of trade unions to conduct their important work free from harassment, intimidation and fear," the Minister for Foreign Affairs said.
Ms Lynch was expelled after taking part in an anti-government protest organised by the country's UGTT union, one of Tunisia's leading political forces. Tunisian President Kais Saied declared Ms Lynch"persona non grata" and said the Irish citizen must leave the country within 24 hours. Thousands of members of the UGTT took to the streets of eight Tunisian cities on Saturday to protest against Mr Saied's policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights."Far from silencing me, my treatment this weekend has strengthened my resolve to stand with trade unions in Tunisia and I will raise their treatment at the highest levels of the EU," Ms Lynch said.
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