labor issues
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Around 500 workers and labor activists congregated outside the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Monday to demand the…
Omar Effendi department store chain sold to Egyptian investor
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Omar Effendi department store chain sold to Egyptian investor
Gamil al-Qanbit, the Saudi owner of iconic Egyptian department store chain
Egypt govt mulls raising workers’ incentives in bid to thwart labor strikes
Business
January 18, 2011
Egypt govt mulls raising workers’ incentives in bid to thwart labor strikes
The Egyptian government is considering a proposal to increase financial incentives offered to workers, especially those in the public sector,…
Egypt’s Health Sciences Syndicate to join international union
Egypt
January 12, 2011
Egypt’s Health Sciences Syndicate to join international union
The International Union of
Court overturns 15-year-old trade syndicate law
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Court overturns 15-year-old trade syndicate law
The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has overturned a law used by the government for the last 15 years to disrupt…
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest
Egypt
December 28, 2010
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest
This year has been marked by numerous incidents of labor unrest, raising questions as to how Egypt’s ruling regime plans…
Omar Effendi, govt officials discuss workers’ issues in advance of planned sell-off
Business
December 23, 2010
Omar Effendi, govt officials discuss workers’ issues in advance of planned sell-off
Representatives of Egypt's Ministry of Manpower and Emigration met on Thursday with Egyptian Trade Union Federation head Mohammed Wahbullah and…
Slapdash min wage raises lead to inflation, PM warns
Business
May 5, 2010
Slapdash min wage raises lead to inflation, PM warns
At a meeting with the Egyptian Trade Union Federation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said that any increase in…
National minimum wage to be raised, says Egypt’s state union head
Business
March 24, 2010
National minimum wage to be raised, says Egypt’s state union head
President of the state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Hussein Megawer announced he was negotiating with the government to push…