Peter Rossman

Peter Rossman was director of campaigns for the International Union of Food Workers (IUF), an international trade union federation based in Geneva, from 1991-2020

Algeria’s political prisoners go on hunger strike amid escalating repression

Trade unionists in the country, who are already ceaselessly persecuted, are being targeted for their role in the Hirak pro-democracy movement

By Peter Rossman

/ 11 Feb 2022

Algeria’s political prisoners go on hunger strike amid escalating repression

In Algeria, a dangerous crackdown on independent trade unions

Independent trade unionists in Algeria face escalating repression for their role in the ongoing democracy movement.

By Peter Rossman

/ 6 Feb 2020

In Algeria, a dangerous crackdown on independent trade unions

Austerity, corporate tax evasion and human rights: why the anti-austerity movement needs some Lagarde lists of our own

Is corporate tax evasion an issue for the EU-ECB-IMF Troika? It seems not – they’re too busy dismantling public services to worry about public revenue, unless it takes the regressive form of increasing VAT.

By Peter Rossman

/ 27 Dec 2012