Houcine Abassi
Houcine Abassi | |
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| Born | August 19, 1947 Tunisia |
| Occupation | Labor leader |
| Known for | Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2015) |
Houcine Abassi (; born 19 August 1947) is a Tunisian labor leader who served as the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) beginning in 2011. During his tenure, the UGTT was instrumental in the formation of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which was honored with the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its significant role in fostering pluralistic democracy after the Tunisian Revolution of 2011. Together with fellow Quartet members Wided Bouchamaoui, Mohammed Fadhel Mafoudh, and Abdessatar Ben Moussa, Abassi accepted the Nobel accolade in Oslo on 10 December 2015.
In addition, he holds a permanent position on the executive committee of the International Trade Union Confederation and presides over the Arab Trade Union Confederation.
- Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (2015)
- Awarded Grand-officier of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (2015)
- Named Commandeur of the Legion of Honour by France (2015)
- Honored with the German Africa Foundation prize (2015)
- Winner of Fairness Awards (2015)
- Conferred an Honorary Degree from Doshisha University (2017)
- Awarded an Honorary Degree from Paris Dauphine University (2017)
Publications
- (ar) Tunisia and its squandered opportunities (), Tunis, ed. Nirvana, 2023.