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1,000 workers at Ain Sokhna port on strike
Business
March 25, 2015
1,000 workers at Ain Sokhna port on strike
At least 1,000 workers went on strike at the Ain Sokhna port on Wednesday, demanding their late share profits and…
New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds
Life & Style
March 19, 2015
New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds
New Yorkers have a longer work week on average than residents of the other largest 29 US cities, thanks in…
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
Egypt
March 17, 2015
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
A group of labor rights' advocacy groups and activists have voiced solidarity with two liberal colleagues on whom judicial authorities…
Religious endowments workers strike enters second week in Alexandria
Egypt
March 15, 2015
Religious endowments workers strike enters second week in Alexandria
Hundreds of workers of the religious endowments department in downtown Alexandria resumed on Sunday their strike for the second consecutive…
Suez Cement Company workers resume strike
Egypt
March 11, 2015
Suez Cement Company workers resume strike
Suez Cement Company workers resumed their strike on Wednesday for the fourth day in row, demanding a disbursal of their…
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
Egypt
March 10, 2015
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
International agreements on trade union freedoms do not allow pluralism in association, said Egypt’s Manpower and Immigration Minister Nahed Ashry, as…
600 workers on strike in Suez demanding profit share
Egypt
March 10, 2015
600 workers on strike in Suez demanding profit share
Six hundred Suez Cement Company workers from the Wadi Hogul branch in Suez have been on strike since Sunday to protest…
ELEJECT workers continue sit-in to demand late arrears
Egypt
March 4, 2015
ELEJECT workers continue sit-in to demand late arrears
Workers at the General Company for Electrical Projects (ELEJECT) announced they would continue their sit-in to demand the disbursement of…
Activists introduce alternative labor law in Thursday conference
Egypt
March 2, 2015
Activists introduce alternative labor law in Thursday conference
A campaign of labor activists and independent labor groups are holding a conference on Thursday where they plan to introduce…
Universal Group strike enters second week in a row
Egypt
February 15, 2015
Universal Group strike enters second week in a row
A strike by hundreds of workers at home appliance giant Universal's three gas-cooker factories in the 6th of October City…