Items related to worker protests

An empty class, during first week of the new school year, Mahala al-Kobra, Gharbiya, September 21,2011. Teachers continue their strike into fifth day in around 50 percent of public schools nationwide demanding higher wages and benefits, and dismissal of the education minister, and raising salaries.
No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
Jano Charbel 19 Sep 2012
The beginning of the academic year this week was inaugurated with a host of strikes by employees across sectors...
Hundreds of workers of Misr Shebin el-Kom Spinning and Weaving company blocking Kasr al-Ainy street, as they protest before Cabinet headquarters, Cairo, October 26, 2011, demanding higher wages, and implementation of a decision that ordered the return of the company to the state.
Workers unite, rally against abuses
Jano Charbel 19 Jul 2012
A labor conference was held at the Journalists Syndicate on Thursday with the aim of detailing the condition of more...
Fayoum
Fayoum University staff bar gates in protest
Al-Masry Al-Youm 18 Jul 2012
Approximately 4,000 Fayoum University lower-level administrative staff and other employees went on strike Wednesday,...
Egyptians wait to present their complaints and requests in front of the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis, Cairo, 2 July 2012. Egypt will approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other financial institutions to help get its economy back on track once new President Mohamed Morsy appoints a government, one of his financial advisers told Reuters.
Nour Party to Morsy: Ignore labor demands
Egypt Independent 18 Jul 2012
The Salafi Nour Party called on President Mohamed Morsy not to meet any labor demands until the country’s economy...
Gunmen storm cement factory in Sinai, workers protest
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Jul 2012
Seven anonymous gunmen opened fire in a cement factory in Ramady, North Sinai on Wednesday. No injuries or deaths were...
People gather on platform, waiting for metro.
Metro workers begin open-ended sit-in
Al-Masry Al-Youm 04 Jul 2012
Dozens of the metro’s maintenance workers and drivers’ assistants protested at the Shohadaa (Martyrs) Stop...