Workers at fuel transport companies in Tunisia began a two-day strike on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, called by the General Federation of Oil and Chemical Materials, affiliated with the Tunisian General Labour Union, to demand the settlement of professional and social issues and the implementation of previous agreements.
The strike runs from 00:00 on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, to 23:59 on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and includes fuel transport workers at workplaces across the country.
Professional and social demands
The Tunisian General Labour Union said the action was prompted by the administrative parties’ failure to implement previous agreements, notably providing social security coverage through the National Social Security Fund and implementing the agreement concluded on May 02, 2019, as well as settling issues related to wages and allowances.
The union called on participants to safeguard people, equipment and institutions and to provide the minimum services required by law, particularly the supply of oxygen cylinders to hospitals and clinics.
Supplies continue at Agil stations
Khaled Baltin, chief executive of the National Petroleum Distribution Company, Agil, said fuel was available at the company’s stations and that supply operations were continuing. He added that a number of drivers were still working and that trucks had been loaded at the Rades and Skhira depots to distribute fuel to a number of stations.
Petrol stations saw crowding and queues of cars in the days preceding the strike, as citizens sought to refuel in anticipation of possible supply disruptions.
Dispute over strike procedures
By contrast, the National Chamber of Hazardous Materials Transport and the National Transport Federation said fuel transport companies had not received a strike notice that met the legal requirements. Sources in the employers’ organisation also held the unions responsible for the action, saying it did not have unanimous support.
