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Larger labor issues at play in transport workers strike
Egypt

Larger labor issues at play in transport workers strike

After a dramatic set of protests that included blocking a main downtown Cairo thoroughfare with parked buses, the more than…
Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike
Egypt

Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike

Thousands of bus drivers who work for the Public Transportation Authority went on strike at Cairo garages on Wednesday, declaring…
IMF: Political, security uncertainty hinders Mideast growth
Business

IMF: Political, security uncertainty hinders Mideast growth

Oil-exporting states in the Middle East will lead economic growth in the region, where pro-democracy uprisings have been pushing for…
Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday
Business

Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday

A dispute between the official Public Transport Workers Syndicate and its independent counterpart about staging a general strike escalated on…
Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious
Egypt

Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious

The first two weeks of September have witnessed a massive wave of strikes, with many more planned for the rest…
Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out
Egypt

Tourism syndicate head wants foreign tour guides out

The head of Egypt's tourist syndicate said Thursday that he has pleaded with the tourism minister to suspend all translation…
Egyptian government proposes maximum wage 36 times the minimum
Business

Egyptian government proposes maximum wage 36 times the minimum

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hazem Beblawi has proposed a maximum wage for state employees, set at 36…
Manpower minister demands union federation asset freeze
Egypt

Manpower minister demands union federation asset freeze

Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai demanded on Sunday that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) freeze…
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…
Group withdraws bid for independent labor union
Egypt

Group withdraws bid for independent labor union

An Egyptian labor rights organization decided on Tuesday to withdraw from an initiative seeking to establish an independent labor union,…
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