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Labor protests over low payment continue
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Labor protests over low payment continue
Several companies are currently witnessing workers' strikes.More than 400 workers at a spinning machinery factory in the governorate of Helwan…
INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights
Egypt
December 21, 2010
INTERVIEW: AUC’s new president on engagement, competition and workers’ rights
On 1 January, the American University in Cairo (AUC) will appoint Dr. Lisa Anderson new president. Anderson has served as the…
Elections no longer about re-distribution of wealth and power, critics say
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Elections no longer about re-distribution of wealth and power, critics say
In the wake of Sunday's landslide parliamentary victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, some Egyptian analysts are arguing that,…
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak acknowledged this month that many of his compatriots have yet to benefit from faster economic growth…
ETUF makes bid to rally workers behind president, regime
Egypt
November 5, 2010
ETUF makes bid to rally workers behind president, regime
Since 2006, Egypt's organized labor force has proven to be the country's most powerful--and vocal--sector of civil society. Although the demands of…
Egypt to review minimum wage decision
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Egypt to review minimum wage decision
The decision to set the private-sector minimum wage at LE400 a month will be reviewed by government representatives including cabinet…
EFTU to challenge minimum wage decision
Egypt
October 30, 2010
EFTU to challenge minimum wage decision
The Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions (EFTU) has decided to challenge a decision by the Egyptian National Council for Wages…
Workers’ protests forcibly put down
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Workers’ protests forcibly put down
On Sunday night, police forces assaulted a group of dismissed workers and activists at the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation…
Military court acquits 3 workers, suspends sentences of others
Egypt
August 30, 2010
Military court acquits 3 workers, suspends sentences of others
A military court ruled three workers of the Helwan for Engineering Industries innocent and suspended sentences from six month to…
Egyptian workers call on ILO to protect against redundancies
Egypt
July 26, 2010
Egyptian workers call on ILO to protect against redundancies
Dozens of members of the “We won’t be terrified.. No to workers' redundancies!” campaign and representatives of rights groups demonstrated…