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Assiut workers protest living conditions
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Assiut workers protest living conditions
Thousands of workers and employees from the Upper Egyptian city of Assiut protested today, calling for better living conditions and…
Labor protests over low payment continue
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Labor protests over low payment continue
Several companies are currently witnessing workers' strikes.More than 400 workers at a spinning machinery factory in the governorate of Helwan…
Trains disrupted as 1000s of railway employees strike
Egypt
February 9, 2011
Trains disrupted as 1000s of railway employees strike
Some 3000 Egyptian National Railways (ENR) employees went on strike demanding that Transport Minister Atef Abdel Hamid reconsider their incentives.…
April 6 movement calls for a general strike starting Sunday
Egypt
January 30, 2011
April 6 movement calls for a general strike starting Sunday
In a press conference, the April 6 movement called on Egyptians to start a general strike on Sunday that would…
Real estate tax workers demand fullfilment of 2007 promises
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Real estate tax workers demand fullfilment of 2007 promises
Dozens of members of the Independent Union of Real Estate Tax Collectors staged a protest to call for the fulfillment…
Sharqiya microbus drivers strike to protest ‘tax increase’
Egypt
December 25, 2010
Sharqiya microbus drivers strike to protest ‘tax increase’
Microbus drivers and owners in Sharqiya began a strike Saturday to protest an alleged increase of their annual taxes to…
Monday’s papers: Mubarak’s speech, truckers strike
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Monday’s papers: Mubarak’s speech, truckers strike
As expected, state-owned papers dedicate their front pages to President Hosni Mubarak's speech in front of the new parliament yesterday.…
Egypt’s nationwide truck drivers’ strike could push inflation up
Business
December 11, 2010
Egypt’s nationwide truck drivers’ strike could push inflation up
Truck drivers have continued on Saturday to protest for a second day against a decision by the government to increase…
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak acknowledged this month that many of his compatriots have yet to benefit from faster economic growth…
Strikes launched in 5 Egyptian Governorates
Egypt
October 4, 2010
Strikes launched in 5 Egyptian Governorates
Nearly 700 nurses, workers and employees at al-Azhar hospital in Damietta Governorate launched a strike Monday at the hospital’s campus…