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Amonsito workers end sit-in
Egypt

Amonsito workers end sit-in

Former employees of the closed Amonsito factory have ended their sit-in, following Wednesday's tentative agreement for overdue early retirement payment…
Amonsito workers continue protest, criticize Manpower minister
Egypt

Amonsito workers continue protest, criticize Manpower minister

Egyptian Minister of Manpower and Migration Aisha Abdel Hadi has been criticized by textile workers Amonsito company for ignoring their…
Amonsito workers back on streets
Egypt

Amonsito workers back on streets

Around 250 workers from the Amonsito Company organized a protest yesterday in front of the Supreme Court and filed two…
Private sector wages will soon rise, says union head
Egypt

Private sector wages will soon rise, says union head

The government-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), the Federation of Egyptian Industires, and the chamber of commerce are close to…
Amonsito workers continue protests as parliament discusses
Egypt

Amonsito workers continue protests as parliament discusses

As laid-off workers continue their protest outside the parliament--wearing torn underwear, banging iron gates, and organizing mock funerals to express…
Worker protests before parliament escalate
Egypt

Worker protests before parliament escalate

Anger is mounting among workers protesting in front of the Egyptian parliament. A group of laborers from the Amonsito Textile…
Back on the street: Amonsito workers protest broken promises
Egypt

Back on the street: Amonsito workers protest broken promises

In the heat of the day, about 30 workers from the Amonsito textile factory huddled under the shade of a…
Demos accumulate outside Shura Council
Egypt

Demos accumulate outside Shura Council

Amonsito textile workers continued their demonstration yesterday in front of Shura Council headquarters in downtown Cairo. Workers protested the government's…
As Gulf economies decline, Egyptian migrants suffer
Egypt

As Gulf economies decline, Egyptian migrants suffer

Sayyed Mohamed returned to his village in Assiut three months ago in search of a new beginning. After spending most…
Workers, activists demand national minimum wage
Egypt

Workers, activists demand national minimum wage

Hundreds of protesters congregated in front of the cabinet building today in Cairo to demand the implementation of a court…
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