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Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses
Egypt

Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses

Workers at Egypt’s major textile manufacturer declared on Wednesday an open-ended strike over the government’s decision to backtrack on disbursing…
Textile workers continue strike over bonuses
Egypt

Textile workers continue strike over bonuses

Hundreds of workers at the Misr El-Amria Spinning and Weaving Company in Alexandria continued their open-ended strike on Tuesday to…
Egypt textile imports from India at US$360 mn
Business

Egypt textile imports from India at US$360 mn

Egypt imported textile products from India worth US$360 million during the 2014-2015 fiscal year, a statement by the Indian embassy…
Holding company: 32 companies in limbo over cotton import ban
Business

Holding company: 32 companies in limbo over cotton import ban

Government textile companies are expected to be negatively affected by a recent decision from the Agriculture Ministry to ban the…
Official: Egypt considers 12-22% custom cuts on imported yarn
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Official: Egypt considers 12-22% custom cuts on imported yarn

Egypt is considering cuts to custom fees on yarn and raw fibers imports ranging between 12 and 22 percent, a…
Mahalla workers cancel demos after PM exempts city from power cuts
Egypt

Mahalla workers cancel demos after PM exempts city from power cuts

Factory workers at the city of Mahalla, Egypt's textile industry hub, have decided to cancel protests previously set for Monday…
Textile workers call off strike as agreement is signed
Egypt

Textile workers call off strike as agreement is signed

The Egyptian government signed an agreement on Wednesday with workers in the spinning and weaving industry to increase incentives, one…
Textile companies face severe material shortage
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Textile companies face severe material shortage

Egypt's textile and spinning companies are facing a sharp shortage in the materials they need for production, the Textile Workers…
Work resumes at Egypt’s QIZs, says Israel
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Work resumes at Egypt’s QIZs, says Israel

Jerusalem--Businesses reopened in Egypt's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs), Israeli officials said Saturday, after one month of closure prompted by the…
Mahalla textile workers mull strike action
Egypt

Mahalla textile workers mull strike action

After weeks of preparation for a strike at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in the Cairo industrial district of…
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