labor strikes
DP World negotiating to end Ain Sokhna strike
Egypt
February 11, 2013
DP World negotiating to end Ain Sokhna strike
Dubai Ports World pledged its full support to workers from the Platinum Company to ensure that they will be transferred…
Ain Sokhna Port workers strike enters third day
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Ain Sokhna Port workers strike enters third day
Work has ground to a halt at the Ain Sokhna Port in Suez for the third consecutive days amid a…
Why are workers protesting?
Opinion
January 7, 2013
Why are workers protesting?
Someone is always asking, “Why do workers start with strikes and occupations instead of first making demands and waiting for…
Cigarette company workers end strike after demands met
Egypt
December 19, 2012
Cigarette company workers end strike after demands met
Workers of Egypt's cigarette monopoly Eastern Company ended their strike in front of the company’s main headquarters in Giza Tuesday…
Worker protests halt cigarette production
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Worker protests halt cigarette production
Production at the Eastern Company cigarette factory has ground to a halt after a worker strike entered its second day.…
Manpower Ministry: Fewer labor strikes in first week of December
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Manpower Ministry: Fewer labor strikes in first week of December
Only five labor strikes were staged in five governorates across the country from 2 to 9 December, of which four…
Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Metro workers union: We will strike again if workers are interrogated
The Independent Trade Union for Metro Workers threatened Saturday to organize a new strike if the Public Prosecution summoned…
Ain Sokhna port strike ends
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Ain Sokhna port strike ends
Ain Sokhna Port workers and DP World have reached to an agreement to resume work in the port, which has…
Lonmin miners strike again in South Africa
World
October 18, 2012
Lonmin miners strike again in South Africa
Gold Fields said most miners returned to work at its strike-hit South African operations on Thursday but a new walkout…
Strike disrupts work at Ain Sokhna port
Egypt
October 13, 2012
Strike disrupts work at Ain Sokhna port
ISMAILIA –– An industrial labor action has significantly disrupted operations at an Egyptian port run by DP World, a union…