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Going Off-line
Egypt

Going Off-line

The standoff between more than 300 employees of the influential Islamic news site Islam Online and the site’s Qatar-based managers…
10,000 construction jobs at risk
Business

10,000 construction jobs at risk

The jobs of 10,000 workers at the Egyptian Contracting Company (formerly known as Mokhtar Ibrahim) are under threat due to…
The struggles of Lebanon’s migrant maids
World

The struggles of Lebanon’s migrant maids

Beirut--On 21 October this year, 26-six year-old Ethiopian migrant worker Zeditu Kebede Matente was found dead hanging from an olive…
Protesting joblessness
Egypt

Protesting joblessness

Over 200 workers and labor activists demonstrated Monday outside the state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) and the ruling National…
Steelworkers protest salary shortfall
Egypt

Steelworkers protest salary shortfall

Some 300 employees of the Kouta Steel Factory in 10th of Ramadan City northeast of Cairo recently staged a sit-in…
Temporary cabinet employees threaten sit-in
Egypt

Temporary cabinet employees threaten sit-in

A number of civil servants hired by the cabinet on temporary basis are threatening a sit-in at Prime Minister Ahmed…
Public transport workers threaten another strike
Egypt

Public transport workers threaten another strike

Drivers for the Public Transport Authority are threatening to strike on 3 October. They say the government has failed to…
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