Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Labor Protest in North Africa: Expectations and Realities
- 3 Labor Control Regimes and Initial Conditions: Comparing Morocco and Tunisia
- 4 Workers in an Era of Change: Union Responses to Early Neoliberal Reforms
- 5 Workers in an Age of Adjustment: Union Reactions to Structural Adjustment Programs
- 6 Workers in the Shadow of Reform: Labor Protest in the Autumn of Autocracy
- 7 Workers after the “Spring”: Labor Mobilization in an Era of Uncertainty
- 8 Conclusion: Implications for North Africa and Beyond
- Appendices
- Appendix A Labor Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa Database
- Appendix B Interviews
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Workers after the “Spring”: Labor Mobilization in an Era of Uncertainty
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Labor Protest in North Africa: Expectations and Realities
- 3 Labor Control Regimes and Initial Conditions: Comparing Morocco and Tunisia
- 4 Workers in an Era of Change: Union Responses to Early Neoliberal Reforms
- 5 Workers in an Age of Adjustment: Union Reactions to Structural Adjustment Programs
- 6 Workers in the Shadow of Reform: Labor Protest in the Autumn of Autocracy
- 7 Workers after the “Spring”: Labor Mobilization in an Era of Uncertainty
- 8 Conclusion: Implications for North Africa and Beyond
- Appendices
- Appendix A Labor Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa Database
- Appendix B Interviews
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter compares the processes and outcomes of labor politics in post-uprising Tunisia and Morocco. It explores how institutional legacies from authoritarian rule created distinct opportunities for unions to exert influence over transitional governments and shaped their ability to secure meaningful political and economic reforms. The analysis underscores how historical legacies influence unions’ capacity to engage effectively in political transitions. It concludes by considering how institutional legacies might change.
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- Labor Unions and Democratic Unrest in North AfricaProtest and Resistance in Tunisia and Morocco, pp. 241 - 294Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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