On the eve of the decisive plenary session scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at the Assembly of People’s Representatives, the bill aimed at prohibiting subcontracting arouses controversy. In line of sight: article 28 of the Labor Code, recently amended by the Parliamentary Social Affairs Committee, which now includes private security companies in prohibited subcontracting activities.
For Nacer Yatouji, member of the Syndicale Chamber of Security Companies, this provision returns neither more nor less to “a death sentence of the sector”. In a statement to Mosaique FM, he denounces a dangerous amalgam: “The text assimilates our companies to simple providers of labor, while we offer complete, supervised services, with training, follow-up and control”.
Yatouji recalls that this sector, which brings together approximately 200 companies, is strictly regulated, subject to authorizations issued by the Ministry of the Interior and permanent supervision. “It is not an informal or opaque sector. We exercise a specialized activity, with specific responsibilities, ”he specifies.
Faced with criticisms disseminated in recent days on social networks, accusing security companies of exploiting their agents, Yatouji responds: “Our employees benefit from all their rights. We are not vampires as some people want to believe. ”
He calls on deputies to reconsider the project before the vote and explicitly exclude the private security sector from the application of article 28. Otherwise, he warns, “hundreds of companies are at risk of disappearing, with thousands of lost jobs”.
The ARP is preparing to debate, as of tomorrow, a bill which could deeply transform labor law into Tunisia. Supported by the Presidency of the Republic, text n ° 16/2025 aims to prohibit the subcontracting of the workforce in certain sectors.
At the heart of this project is the outright ban on subcontracting in the safety and cleaning sectors, historically marked by strong precariousness. Businesses will now have to hire their staff directly in these areas, without going through intermediate companies.
Submitted on March 14, this bill was examined in committee by deputies of health and social affairs, in the presence of the Minister of Social Affairs, union representatives, employers (UTICA, CONECT) and legal experts. Adopted in committee on May 16, he is now in plenary session for a decisive vote.
