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Essentially, the Constitution safeguards employees from injudicious decisions made by foreign businesses
looking to offshore out-source to the Tunisian Republic.
As a popular destination for European firms to initiate operations, the Tunisian Republic is a major asset
in the IT sourcing market due to the abundant supply of well-trained employees at low wages. As highstress levels of IT employees is a problem when offshore outsourcing, the Tunisian Revolution in 2011
(notably ousting longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali) has improved the quality and fairness of the
workplace. Mini revolts are prompted post-revolution with some demanding higher pay for increased
working hours and concurrently, labour unions are formed. With new found freedom of speech and union
formation, offshore outsourcing to the Tunisian Republic now consists of quality jobs with appropriate
working hours and fair wages.
Topic III: Mining in South America and Africa
Mining presents the potential for injury, illness, disease or even death. In comparison, prevalent smallscale and informal mines in developing countries present greater dangers with hazardous work areas in
addition to child labour.
As a leading country for phosphate production, minerals are one of the key exports in the Tunisian
Republic. Following the Tunisian Revolution, the Constitution has presented articles that address the
concerns of the ILO. These include Article 47 which undertakes childrens rights to access healthcare and
education, Article 40 which promises fair wages and safe working conditions and Article 38 which
ensures accessible quality healthcare to all citizens. Moreover, significant changes have occurred in
efforts to eliminate child labour. In 2013, a National Plan of Action to Combat Child Labour was
implemented which gave rise to an increased number of labour inspectors (380 to 490), cash transfers for
households in need, free access to health care and school supplies and national school feeding programs.
In addition, minimum age for work/ hazardous work, compulsory education and prohibition of forced
labour are stated in the Tunisian Republics labour code, penal code and the Child Protection Code.
Considering the majority of employees within mining or an equally hazardous sector are benighted,
continuous enactment of school feeding programs, distribution of cost-free school supplies and cash
transfers are recommended. These actions will decrease dropout rates and encourage school attendance
rather than at perilous workplaces. For those choosing to engage in potentially hazardous work, the
Ministry of Education should attempt to identify children vulnerable to unsafe labour (as of yet, children
living in rural areas being more susceptible) while the Ministry of Social Affairs should collaborate with
the General Union of Tunisian Labour to enforce child labour laws. Enforcement can be carried out
through surveillance of workplaces by inspectors and child protection officers. With the execution of this
recommendation, infractions to the labour laws are easier to report and prosecute.
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