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Amonsito workers end sit-in
Egypt
July 17, 2010
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
July 1, 2010
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
May 31, 2010
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
May 27, 2010
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
May 23, 2010
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
May 20, 2010
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
May 9, 2010
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
May 9, 2010
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
May 3, 2010
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
May 2, 2010
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…