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Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation
Egypt

Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf ordered on Thursday the dissolution of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), pending the election of…
Workers start Ramadan with labor protests in key cities
Egypt

Workers start Ramadan with labor protests in key cities

The first day of Ramadan saw a continuation of industrial action in various sectors around the country, with protests reports…
Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities
Egypt

Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities

Labor protests calling for better financial conditions continued in several cities on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking main roads in Assiut,…
International union federations vie for Egypt’s workers
Business

International union federations vie for Egypt’s workers

The recently liberated Egyptian labor movement is being courted by international union federations looking for inroads into one of the…
Legal battle against Mubarak’s trade union federation begins
Egypt

Legal battle against Mubarak’s trade union federation begins

A legal case was lodged with the Administrative Court on Tuesday calling for the dissolution of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade…
Worker killed during strike at garments company
Egypt

Worker killed during strike at garments company

The long-running industrial labor action by workers at Mansoura-Espana Garments Company took a tragic twist on Tuesday when a worker…
Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers
Opinion

Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers

Egyptian newspapers reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Manpower Adel Fakieh told a gathering of businessmen at the…
Medinat Sadat factory strike sheds light on labor revolution
Egypt

Medinat Sadat factory strike sheds light on labor revolution

Hundreds of sewing machines inside the Mega Textile Company S.S.C. stand idle. American label pants that usually sell for US$60…
Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage
Egypt

Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage

Egypt’s Finance Minister Samir Radwan announced last week that the new monthly minimum wage will increase to LE700, up from…
Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia

Minister of Manpower and Migration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai has taken steps to determine the total number of Egyptians working in Saudi Arabia…
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