SNTPL: Contests La Poste Sénégal Retrait Paiements Bourse Familiale

• The National Union of La Poste Workers (SNTPL) is protesting the removal of Bourse de sécurité familiale payments from La Poste.
• SNTPL Secretary General Hamed Diouf demanded the immediate reinstatement of these operations on October 8, 2026.
• The union argues this withdrawal violates a September 1, 2025, interministerial decision that granted exclusive state mass payments to La Poste for its recovery.
• La Poste's recovery remains fragile, with existing issues like unpaid workers and deteriorating offices.
• The SNTPL considers these social payments crucial for the financial and social sustainability of the public enterprise.

The SNTPL's current protest is rooted in a significant interministerial decision made on September 1, 2025.

The National Union of La Poste Workers (SNTPL) has publicly contested the recent decision to remove the management of Bourse de sécurité familiale payments from the state-owned postal service. Hamed Diouf, the Secretary General of the SNTPL, issued a statement on Thursday, October 8, 2026, demanding the immediate restoration of these payment operations to La Poste, emphasizing the critical role they play in the company's precarious recovery efforts.

This dispute arises at a time when La Poste's financial and operational stability remains fragile. The union views the withdrawal of these social payments as a direct contradiction of commitments previously made by the state. According to reports from lactuacho, the SNTPL considers this move a "flagrant violation" of agreements designed to support the public enterprise.

The SNTPL's current protest is rooted in a significant interministerial decision made on September 1, 2025. This council had adopted fifteen specific measures aimed at the recovery and restructuring of La Poste. Among these crucial directives was the exclusive and preferential allocation of all state mass payments to the postal service, a measure intended to bolster its financial standing.

However, the implementation of these recovery measures has been notably slow. Just nine months after the interministerial council, around June 2026, union representatives in Thiès had already voiced concerns about the sluggish progress and the insufficient impact these measures were having on La Poste's persistent financial and operational challenges. The current removal of the Bourse de sécurité familiale payments, therefore, directly undermines a key component of the agreed-upon recovery strategy, as highlighted by the SNTPL.

The withdrawal of the Bourse de sécurité familiale payments carries significant implications for La Poste, an institution already grappling with deteriorating working conditions and a decline in postal services. Reports indicate that some employees are currently without salaries, and many postal offices are in a state of disrepair. The SNTPL argues that these social payments represent a vital financial and social lever, essential for ensuring the long-term viability and sustainability of La Poste.

Further exacerbating the situation, the sectoral committee Poste of the SNTPT had previously warned in July 2026 of an "administrative oversight" concerning La Poste's file following a change in government. For the unions, stripping La Poste of a crucial source of public payments risks further weakening an enterprise whose much-needed recovery has been consistently delayed. Hamed Diouf and the SNTPL are demanding adherence to the established measures, the return of social payments to La Poste, and the protection of jobs and the future of the public company, vowing to oppose the decision and not allow the situation to continue unchecked.

Lawyers advising public sector entities or state-owned enterprises in Senegal should note the potential for legal challenges regarding the enforceability of government commitments, especially concerning public service contracts and enterprise recovery plans, given the alleged breach of prior interministerial decisions.

Source: Original reporting via lactuacho