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International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%
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International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%

Strikes and riots after the 25 January revolution caused unemployment in Egypt to rise about 2 percent, a director at…
Private sector minimum wage to be set soon, says minister
Egypt

Private sector minimum wage to be set soon, says minister

Minister of Manpower Ahmed Hassan al-Borai has said that he would meet with the National Council for Wages in a…
Public transportation employees suspend strike
Egypt

Public transportation employees suspend strike

Public Transport Authority (PTA) employees in Cairo suspended their strike on Tuesday after meeting with Egypt's manpower minister, who promised…
Former NDP member accuses union workers of assault
Egypt

Former NDP member accuses union workers of assault

Abdel Rehim al-Ghoul, former leading member of the dissolved National Democratic Party, has accused members of the Egyptian Trade Union…
Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation
Egypt

Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation

The public transport workers' strike entered its fourth day on Saturday and extended to include 20 bus garages. The protesters…
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands
Egypt

Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands

Hundreds of  public bus drivers "marched" their buses in procession Thursday from the Public Transportation Authority's office in Nasr City…
Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike
Egypt

Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike

Thousands of bus drivers who work for the Public Transportation Authority went on strike at Cairo garages on Wednesday, declaring…
More public transport workers join strike
Egypt

More public transport workers join strike

The public transport workers' strike expanded as workers at several bus garages in Cairo joined on the second day. On…
Egyptian protesters break down Israeli embassy fence
Egypt

Egyptian protesters break down Israeli embassy fence

Egyptian protesters on Friday broke down parts of a protective concrete wall outside the building housing the Israeli embassy in…
Omar Effendi workers threaten to sue PM over court order
Business

Omar Effendi workers threaten to sue PM over court order

Workers of the Omar Effendi department store chain on Wednesday sent Prime Minister Essam Sharaf a request to implement a…
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