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Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Escalating protests and strikes by workers at government-run companies over the decision to withhold a 10 percent bonus due since…
More textile workers join strike over absent bonus
Egypt
October 26, 2015
More textile workers join strike over absent bonus
More workers at government-run companies have joined strikes over the government’s decision to partially withhold an annual 10 percent bonus…
Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses
Workers at Egypt’s major textile manufacturer declared on Wednesday an open-ended strike over the government’s decision to backtrack on disbursing…
Textile workers press govt to maintain annual bonus
Egypt
October 17, 2015
Textile workers press govt to maintain annual bonus
The General Syndicate for Spinning and Weaving held an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the government’s decision to withhold…
Govt rice mills cry out for help against imminent collapse
Business
October 14, 2015
Govt rice mills cry out for help against imminent collapse
Stakeholders and workers unions at six government-owned rice milling companies have demanded an intervention by the Cabinet to save the…
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Workers from the Religious Endowments Ministry (MRE) protested outside Abdin Palace on Sunday, demanding permanent contracts and delayed dues dating back to…
Dredging company workers protest delayed salaries
Egypt
October 6, 2015
Dredging company workers protest delayed salaries
Dozens of workers from the Egyptian Dredging Company in Qalyubiya protested Tuesday the delay in disbursing their salaries for September…
Textile workers continue strike over bonuses
Egypt
September 30, 2015
Textile workers continue strike over bonuses
Hundreds of workers at the Misr El-Amria Spinning and Weaving Company in Alexandria continued their open-ended strike on Tuesday to…
ECESR conference Monday discusses dilemma of workers in distress
Egypt
September 20, 2015
ECESR conference Monday discusses dilemma of workers in distress
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights is holding a conference on Monday to discuss working conditions when employees…
Thursday meeting to discuss escalation against civil service law
Egypt
August 20, 2015
Thursday meeting to discuss escalation against civil service law
A number of independent trade unions and employees at several government agencies are convening on Thursday at the Doctors Syndicate…