Acting on the recommendations of President of the Republic Kais Saïed during his visit on Tuesday to the mausoleum of activist and trade union leader Farhat Hached, where he inaugurated the museum named after him, in the presence notably of his son Noureddine Hached, Minister of Cultural Affairs Hayet Guettat Guermazi and Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Secretary-General Noureddine Taboubi, Guermazi pointed out at a working session held on Tuesday, the importance of drawing up a permanent annual cultural programme within the museum, combining scientific and cultural conferences and a variety of activities (workshops, exhibitions, etc.), to make it a centre of knowledge and documentation on the history of the national movement. After reciting the fatiha in his memory, the Head of State visited the museum on the commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the assassination of the trade union leader, and familiarised with the museum's components and the scenography of the exhibition based on literary and aca demic documents and audiovisual archives on this trade unionist and his contribution to the national movement. The exhibition looks back at Farhat Hached's career and sheds light on the political, economic and social situation in Tunisia from the start of French colonialism in 1881 to the beginning of the trade union movement, of which Hached was an emblematic member. The President of the Republic underlined in this regard, the importance of this monument dedicated to the trade union movement in Tunisia, underscoring the need to lend further attention to preserving the national memory. He pointed on the occasion, to the various aspects of the Tunisian trade union movement's history, speaking in particular about the role played by Mohamed Ali Hammi, a founding figure of Tunisian trade unionism, and stressing the need to create a study centre on the history of the Tunisian trade union movement, with the contribution of researchers and academics specialising in the history of this movement. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse