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Workers at Azur Hotels in Hurghada begin strike
Egypt
April 13, 2012
Workers at Azur Hotels in Hurghada begin strike
Hundreds hotel workers employed by the Azur Company, which is owned by detained former Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana, staged a…
Workers in different sectors protest low wages, work conditions
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Workers in different sectors protest low wages, work conditions
Labor protests continued on Tuesday in Cairo and other governorates to demand better wages and working conditions. Scores of workers…
SCAF takes strike-breaking into its own hands
Business
March 13, 2012
SCAF takes strike-breaking into its own hands
While the independent trade union movement has flourished over the past year, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has…
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Islamist parties in Parliament want to cancel the 50 percent quota for worker and farmer parliamentary seats in the new…
Italian Parliament Foreign Relations chairman pledges to solve Egyptian workers crisis
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Italian Parliament Foreign Relations chairman pledges to solve Egyptian workers crisis
The Egyptian and Italian governments are working on solving the problems of Egyptian workers and discouraging illegal immigration to Italy…
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
In Shamma, a small village north of Cairo in Monufiya Governorate, about a hundred farmers gathered eagerly last Monday at…
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
Workers at the Red Sea’s Ain Sokhna seaport have entered their third day on strike, demanding that the managing company,…
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
Hundreds of Egyptians have been gathering around the Libyan Embassy in Cairo over the past week, waiting to receive or…
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
Business
February 13, 2012
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
About 1 million workers employed in Egypt’s brick-manufacturing industry face constant threats of unemployment, exploitation, serious injury, illness and…
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
A temporary worker on Tuesday set himself on fire in protest of being fired from his job at the People's…