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Worker killed during strike at garments company
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Worker killed during strike at garments company
The long-running industrial labor action by workers at Mansoura-Espana Garments Company took a tragic twist on Tuesday when a worker…
Air traffic controllers reach deal with military council to suspend strike
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Air traffic controllers reach deal with military council to suspend strike
Cairo International Airport air traffic controllers announced they would suspend a strike they scheduled for Thursday to protest, following a…
Civil aviation minister criticizes calls for Cairo airport strike
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Civil aviation minister criticizes calls for Cairo airport strike
Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation Ibrahim Manna on Monday criticized plans by Cairo International Airport employees to strike to demand…
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
Egypt
May 29, 2011
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
Hundreds of doctors and health service providers organized a rally on Sunday which began outside the Doctors Syndicate headquarters and…
Doctors suspend strike following meeting with ministers
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Doctors suspend strike following meeting with ministers
Egyptian doctors who demand more government health spending decided to suspend their strike until Sunday after Prime Minister Essam Sharaf…
Doctors strike for healthcare reform, better conditions
Egypt
May 10, 2011
Doctors strike for healthcare reform, better conditions
Egypt's doctors on Tuesday held the first general strike in the history of the Doctors Syndicate to call for health…
Doctors to hold nationwide strike on Monday
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Doctors to hold nationwide strike on Monday
The Doctors Syndicate announced a nationwide strike in all hospitals on Monday, despite requests by some doctors to postpone the…
Doctors to strike Tuesday for better working and living conditions
Egypt
May 4, 2011
Doctors to strike Tuesday for better working and living conditions
Egyptian doctors plan to strike Tuesday to demand better work conditions for medical staff and improved services at the country's…
Cairo microbus drivers protest against ‘tax increases’
Egypt
April 28, 2011
Cairo microbus drivers protest against ‘tax increases’
Dozens of microbus drivers protested on Thursday outside the Giza Governorate Headquarters, denouncing an increase in their annual taxes, which…
Tuesday’s papers: Qena governor suspended, Mubarak to be transferred to military hospital
Egypt
April 26, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Qena governor suspended, Mubarak to be transferred to military hospital
Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s order to freeze the executive powers of…