Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 41

11-October-2004

ALGERIA

UGTA Lifts Objections To Draft Hydrocarbon Law

The Algerian trade union organization, UGTA, has lifted its objections to the draft hydrocarbon law, which the government has indicated will be entered into the legislative agenda for this session of parliament (MEES, 4 October). The move reverses the unions stance of strong opposition to the law, which was one of the reasons that the draft was suspended from the legislative process...