Tunis: President Kaïs Saïed met on Monday at the Carthage Palace Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Lotfi Dhiab. During the meeting, the Head of State reviewed the obstacles and barriers encountered by citizens in setting up communitarian enterprises. These enterprises have proved their effectiveness and efficiency in several governorates of the country. In this regard, the President of the Republic stressed the need to remove these obstacles as much as possible, adding that the attraction of young people to the creation of these enterprises must be supported by a continuous effort on the part of all stakeholders. The President of the Republic also called for the draft revision of the Labour Code to be speeded up in order to put an end to the "reign" of subcontracting and fixed-term contracts. "There can be no progress or development without justice," President Saïed emphasised. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
IOM, CRT distribute food to 7,000 stranded migrants in Sfax
Tunis: As part of its humanitarian response scale up in the Sfax governorate, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) Tunisia, in close collaboration with its main implementing partner the Tunisian Red Crescent (French: CRT), has provided 7,000 stranded migrants with food baskets during the holy month of Ramadan. IOM has conducted several field assessments to target urgent needs in terms of WASH, health, and food necessity. As a response, on March 30, IOM and CRT have implemented a mobile health clinic which has targeted 150 migrants with various services, thanks to the dedicated support from the Health Ministry, the Regional Health Directorate in Sfax and CRT, reads a IOM Tunisia press release published Tuesday. Over the coming months, and in close collaboration with the CRT in Sfax, IOM Tunisia will continue providing immediate large-scale assistance to migrants in need. "IOM stands ready to collaborate with authorities at national, regional, and local levels, as well as with the wider humanita rian community, in the provision of emergency assistance to the most vulnerable," reads the press release. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Intimate partner violence accounts for almost 5% of reported violence cases in Q1 2024 (Report)
Tunis: A report by the Tunisian Social Observatory under the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) reveals that intimate partner violence accounted for 4.56% of all cases of violence recorded in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1). Criminal violence came first with 69.77%, followed by institutional violence with 12.79%. The report shows that 25 murders caused by violence were reported in Q1 2024, with 84.42% of the perpetrators being men. The report also indicates that attempted murders accounted for 6.98% of cases of violence registered during the same period. According to the same source, men accounted for 54.55% of the total number of people attacked, compared with 33.77% of women. The region of Sousse reported the highest number of incidents of violence, with 11 cases, followed by Tunis, Nabeul, Ariana and Kairouan. The majority of cases of group violence were recorded in public spaces and on the street. Homes and public establishments came second. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse