labor issues

Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Egypt

Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms

Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Egypt

Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation

Around 500 workers and labor activists congregated outside the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Monday to demand the…
Omar Effendi department store chain sold to Egyptian investor
Egypt

Omar Effendi department store chain sold to Egyptian investor

Gamil al-Qanbit, the Saudi owner of iconic Egyptian department store chain
Egypt govt mulls raising workers’ incentives in bid to thwart labor strikes
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Egypt govt mulls raising workers’ incentives in bid to thwart labor strikes

The Egyptian government is considering a proposal to increase financial incentives offered to workers, especially those in the public sector,…
Court overturns 15-year-old trade syndicate law
Egypt

Court overturns 15-year-old trade syndicate law

The Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court has overturned a law used by the government for the last 15 years to disrupt…
Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest
Egypt

Year Ender: Critics question regime’s response to mounting labor unrest

This year has been marked by numerous incidents of labor unrest, raising questions as to how Egypt’s ruling regime plans…
Omar Effendi, govt officials discuss workers’ issues in advance of planned sell-off
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Omar Effendi, govt officials discuss workers’ issues in advance of planned sell-off

Representatives of Egypt's Ministry of Manpower and Emigration met on Thursday with Egyptian Trade Union Federation head Mohammed Wahbullah and…
Slapdash min wage raises lead to inflation, PM warns
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Slapdash min wage raises lead to inflation, PM warns

At a meeting with the Egyptian Trade Union Federation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said that any increase in…
National minimum wage to be raised, says Egypt’s state union head
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National minimum wage to be raised, says Egypt’s state union head

President of the state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Hussein Megawer announced he was negotiating with the government to push…
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