Houcine Abassi
Houcine Abassi | |
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 Houcine Abassi in 2016 | |
| Born | 19 August 1947 |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
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Houcine Abassi (Arabic: حسين العباسي; born 19 August 1947), is a Tunisian unionist.
Biography[]
He was the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) since 2011.[1] UGTT was part of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Tunisian Revolution of 2011".[2] Along with other leaders of the Quartet, Wided Bouchamaoui, and , Houcine Abassi traveled to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 2015.[3][4]
He is also a permanent member of the Executive Board of the International Trade Union Confederation and President of the Arab Trade Union Confederation.[5]
Honours and awards[]
- Nobel Peace Prize (2015)[6]
- Grand-officier of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (2015)[7]
- Commandeur of the Legion of Honour of France (2015)[8]
- German Africa Foundation prize (2015)[9]
- Fairness Awards (2015)[10]
- Honorary Degree from Doshisha University (2017)[11]
- Honorary Degree from Paris Dauphine University (2017)[12]
References[]
- ^ « Biographie de Houssine Abassi, nouveau secrétaire général de l'UGTT », Espace Manager, 30 décembre 2011 Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Announcement - The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015". 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ Thiesing, Dorothee (10 December 2015). "Tunisian democracy group collects 2015 Nobel Peace Prize". Bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "National Dialogue Quartet - Photo Gallery". Nobelprize.org. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Une soirée avec le Quartet du dialogue national Tunisien, Prix Nobel de la paix". 16 May 2016.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize for 2015". 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Décrets et arrêtés" (PDF). 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Les membres du Quartet, commandeurs de la Légion d'Honneur". 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit à Berlin le prix de la fondation allemande pour l'Afrique par le président allemand". 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit le "Prix de l'équité 2015" à Washington". 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Houcine Abassi reçoit le Doctorat Honoris Causa au Japon". 25 February 2017.
- ^ "L'Université Paris Dauphine remettra le titre de Docteur Honoris Causa au Quartet tunisien". 15 November 2017.
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