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Metro workers go on strike
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Metro workers go on strike
Egyptian Metro Company workers on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding pay increases. State-run news agency MENA quoted an informed source…
Railway workers’ strike paralyzes traffic in 6 governorates
Business
August 17, 2011
Railway workers’ strike paralyzes traffic in 6 governorates
Train traffic in Cairo and five Nile Delta governorates came to a complete halt on Wednesday morning, as railway workers…
Tanta railway workers protest for second day and Mansoura conductors strike
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Tanta railway workers protest for second day and Mansoura conductors strike
More than 600 workers at Tanta railway station in the Gharbiya Governorate have entered their second day of protests. They…
Notary employees threaten to resume strike
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Notary employees threaten to resume strike
Thousands of employees from the Justice Ministry's notary offices nationwide threatened to go on strike at the end of Ramadan…
BBC Arabic staff continue strike
Egypt
August 1, 2011
BBC Arabic staff continue strike
The journalists of BBC Arabic are continuing a six-day strike against the management for what a representative has described as…
BBC Arabic service journalists’ strike continues
Egypt
July 31, 2011
BBC Arabic service journalists’ strike continues
A six-day strike by journalists of the Arabic service at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has entered its second consecutive…
Sugar factory workers protest in Naga Hammadi
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Sugar factory workers protest in Naga Hammadi
More than 3000 workers of the Nagaa Hammadi Sugar Factory went on an open-ended strike on Tuesday to demand better…
Suez port workers step up strike over wage increases
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Suez port workers step up strike over wage increases
Workers at the port of Suez have stepped up their protests demanding better wages, cutting off electricity to the neighboring…
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Egypt
June 15, 2011
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Police and army forces on Wednesday dispersed railway workers protesting in Sharqiya Governorate, northeast of Cairo. More than 2000 railway…
Electricity workers say they won’t cut services during protests
Egypt
June 13, 2011
Electricity workers say they won’t cut services during protests
Workers at electric power stations on Sunday continued protests to demand fairer pay and the dismissal of electricity authority leaders,…