labor sit-ins
EgyptAir pilots end protest after 12 flights delayed
Egypt
June 13, 2013
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
March 3, 2013
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
September 19, 2012
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
July 15, 2012
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
June 9, 2010
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
April 13, 2010
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
March 10, 2010
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,…