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EgyptAir pilots end protest after 12 flights delayed
Egypt

EgyptAir pilots end protest after 12 flights delayed

EgyptAir pilots ended a sit-in at Cairo International Airport Thursday over pay and conditions following meetings wi
Security forces break up Luxor railway sit-in
Egypt

Security forces break up Luxor railway sit-in

Security forces broke up a sit-in by temporary railway sanitation workers after their protest blocked tracks since Sunday, arresting eight…
No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
Egypt

No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes

The beginning of the academic year this week was inaugurated with a host of strikes by employees across sectors —…
Thousands of Mahalla textile workers go on strike
Egypt

Thousands of Mahalla textile workers go on strike

Some 23,000 workers employeed by the state-run Mahalla Textile Company declared a strike on Sunday morning, demanding to receive a…
EgyptAir pilots, flight attendants stage sit-in
Egypt

EgyptAir pilots, flight attendants stage sit-in

Some 500 flight attendants and 150 pilots from national carrier EgyptAir staged a sit-in at their syndicate headquarters to demand…
Bank, labor officials drag feet on Amonsito payouts
Egypt

Bank, labor officials drag feet on Amonsito payouts

After a 21-day sit-in outside the gates of Egypt’s parliament building, workers of the Amonsito textile factory finally reached a…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Egypt

Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests

Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…
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