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After STEG worker’s death, electricity union demands urgent safety-protocol audit

From La Presse · () French

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  • Tunisia’s General Federation of Electricity and Gas has called for an urgent audit and major overhaul of safety procedures for STEG field teams.
  • The union made the demand after a STEG team leader died from electrocution in Mateur.

The death of a STEG worker in Mateur has prompted the General Federation of Electricity and Gas to demand an urgent audit of safety protocols.

Elyès Ben Ammar, a federation member, called on Monday, September 7, 2026, for a radical review of the safety system used by field teams at the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas.

The union’s warning follows the fatal electrocution of a team leader. It is calling for the company’s procedures to be examined after the incident.

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