labor movement

More Algerian doctors and teachers join pay strikes
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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