Trade unions in Algeria are calling on members to rally Sept. 9 to denounce suicide attacks that have claims dozens of lives in recent days. (BBC [2], Sept. 8) Workers at Algeria's ports have also threatened with a series of rolling strikes in protest of the government's privatization plans. Algiers is negotiating with Dubai Ports World [3] over the company taking a 50% stake in the container terminal at the port of Djen Djen. The Coordination Nationale des Syndicats des Ports d'Algerie (CNSPA), which represents many of the Algerian unions working on the docks and in the maritime sector, has vocally opposed the change. (Echorouk Online [4], Aug. 18)
