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A Mediterranean alliance in the finance industry aims to strengthen union rights and collective bargaining in French-based banks in Tunisia.

Tunis-based finance union FGBEF is working with French bank union federations with the aim of signing an agreement with French banks operating in the country.

As well as union rights and collective bargaining in multinational banks based in Tunisia, it's hoped to build capacities and bridges between finance unions in the Mediterranean and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

“This is an important step for Mediterranean cooperation,” said Abdelhamidi Jellali, FGBEF General Secretary and UNI-Africa Vice President. “UNI provides the network for unions to work effectively across borders and we plan to strengthen that work in the Middle East and North Africa region.”

Abdelhamidi Jellali (left) with Chedly lajimi