Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts federations, 24 regional unions, 216 local unions, trade associations and 370 national trade associations and 1700 regional trade union rooms allow the organization to cover all economic sectors of the country. Hedi Jilani is the stepfather of Belhassen Trabelsi, brother of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, (1987–2011) and Sofiane Ben Ali, nephew of the latter and his son brother Habib. He resigned in the wake of the revolution. Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (, ) or UTICA is an employers' organization in Tunisia representing industrial, trade and craft sectors. On
Mohamed Ghannouchi Passport, a blog by "Foreign Policy", gave a different view of Ghannouchi, saying he "is not necessarily any more popular than Ben Ali, though he's not nearly as tainted by the lurid tales of corruption and excess that so damaged the ruling family. But Tunisians certainly don't respect the prime minister; they call him 'Mr. Oui Oui' because he's always saying yes to Ben Ali". On 14 January 2011, before Ben Ali had fled the country during the Tunisian Revolution, Ghannouchi announced that Ben Ali had called for parliamentary elections in six months, dismissed the government, and asked him to