labor movement
More Algerian doctors and teachers join pay strikes
Middle East
March 28, 2018
More Algerian doctors and teachers join pay strikes
Algerian doctors are expanding a pay strike and teachers are resuming one, representatives said on Tuesday, putting pressure on President…
ILO lifts Egypt’s name from short-term blacklist
Business
May 30, 2014
ILO lifts Egypt’s name from short-term blacklist
The International Labour Organization (ILO) lifted Egypt's name from the blacklist of countries violating the rights and freedoms of laborers,…
DP World sues striking workers
Egypt
October 15, 2012
DP World sues striking workers
Dubai Ports World, the company operating the Ain Sokhna port, filed charges against striking workers on Monday, accusing them of…
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Hundreds rallied outside the Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday as five labor activists appealed the harshest sentence against striking…
Army cordons nuclear reactor, workers suspend sit-in
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Army cordons nuclear reactor, workers suspend sit-in
Army forces cordoned a nuclear reactor belonging to the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority in Sharqiya on Tuesday evening, following a…
EgyptAir flight attendants end strike
Egypt
September 10, 2012
EgyptAir flight attendants end strike
Five hundred EgyptAir flight attendants ended their strike today after their representatives met with Civil Aviation Minister Samir Embaby Metwaly…
Update: Presidential adviser brokers EgyptAir strike end
Egypt
September 7, 2012
Update: Presidential adviser brokers EgyptAir strike end
EgyptAir stewards suspended their strike Friday evening after Mohamed Gadallah, legal adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, brokered an agreement between…
EgyptAir stewards on strike
Egypt
September 7, 2012
EgyptAir stewards on strike
EgyptAir stewards staged a strike on Friday morning prompting the company to suspend international flights for 12 hours. Passengers attempting…
Mahallah workers continue strike for seventh day
Egypt
July 21, 2012
Mahallah workers continue strike for seventh day
Misr Company for Spinning and Weaving workers continued striking Saturday for the seventh day in row as the cabinet continued…
Blog: Sing for the factories
Art news
May 1, 2012
Blog: Sing for the factories
During late President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s reign, Egypt was generally seen as a site for booming industry, with factories erected…