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More labor protests break out
Egypt

More labor protests break out

A number of labor demonstrations erupted on Monday in Cairo and in governorates outside the capital.In Gharbiya, some 800 workers…
Greek unions in new strike call against austerity
World

Greek unions in new strike call against austerity

Athens--Greece's main private and public sector labor unions called a 3-hour work stoppage for Friday, stepping up opposition to new…
Tanta Flax workers’ demo – no end in sight?
Egypt

Tanta Flax workers’ demo – no end in sight?

A conflict at the privatized Tanta Flax and Oils Company has left some 850 workers with no source of income…
Strike with no beginning, strike with no end
Egypt

Strike with no beginning, strike with no end

The right to strike is clearly stipulated in Egypt's labor law, but can Egyptian workers really exercise this right? Two…
Govt report: Top stories of 2009
Egypt

Govt report: Top stories of 2009

Workers strikes, death sentences, murders, new ministries, and Farouk Hosni. These were just a few of the top stories of…
Fayoumi: A working class hero
Egypt

Fayoumi: A working class hero

On the morning of January 30 in 2007, two buses arrived from Mahalla to Cairo's Shoubra district, parking a block…
Excuse me, we will take it from here
Egypt

Excuse me, we will take it from here

In a solidarity meeting in Cairo, the Tanta Flax and Oil Company workers renewed their call for the nationalization of…
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