Covid-19’s potentially devastating impact motivated unrivalled global efforts to develop vaccines, which the World Health Organization (WHO) identified as the most effective protection against the disease. Although largely viewed positively, there has been notable mistrust and hesitancy due to concerns about health-related risks associated with Covid-19 vaccines. This has raised questions in the employment context as some employers have quickly moved towards making vaccines mandatory.

As Tunisia is placed under a state of emergency, the survival of a framework of fundamental rights will be critical for addressing the inequality and poverty that prompted the 2011 popular uprising and culminated in Tunisia’s new 2014 Constitution.