Misr Spinning and Weaving
Textile workers enter 6th day of protests
Egypt
October 25, 2015
Textile workers enter 6th day of protests
Workers at the Misr Fine Spinning and Weaving Company in Kafr al-Dawwar have been striking for six days to receive…
Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses
Egypt
October 21, 2015
Mahalla textile company on strike over bonuses
Workers at Egypt’s major textile manufacturer declared on Wednesday an open-ended strike over the government’s decision to backtrack on disbursing…
Thousands of textile workers suspend strikes
Egypt
July 24, 2012
Thousands of textile workers suspend strikes
Thousands of Egyptian state textile workers suspended their strikes on Tuesday after receiving concessions in a pay dispute that brought…
Mahalla workers suspend strike after demands partially met
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Mahalla workers suspend strike after demands partially met
Workers at Mahalla Misr Spinning and Weaving Company decided late Sunday to suspend an eight-day strike after the company’s board…
Criticism from ‘We Are All Khaled Saeed’ hits at FJP paper’s coverage of strike
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Criticism from ‘We Are All Khaled Saeed’ hits at FJP paper’s coverage of strike
The well-known “We Are All Khaled Saeed” Facebook page, slammed the Freedom and Justice Party’s newspaper in a message…
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…
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Mahalla resurgent: Workers assert political independence
MAHALLA — Around 23,000 workers at Egypt’s largest textile company, the Misr Company for Spinning and Weaving, began an open-ended…
Labor unrest spreads in Egypt’s textile sector
Egypt
July 18, 2012
Labor unrest spreads in Egypt’s textile sector
Strikes brought a swathe of Egypt's state textile industry to a halt on Wednesday, workers and a labor activist said,…