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Employees at 14 power stations begin strike
Egypt
April 11, 2011
Employees at 14 power stations begin strike
Employees at 14 power stations began a series of strikes on Monday to push for the removal of ministry officials…
Employees at 10 power stations threaten strike
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Employees at 10 power stations threaten strike
Employees at ten power stations said they will start a series of strikes on Monday to push for the removal…
Suez Canal workers threaten hunger strike in Egypt
Business
March 6, 2011
Suez Canal workers threaten hunger strike in Egypt
Several hundred administrative workers with Egypt's Suez Canal Authority are threatening to go on a hunger strike if their demands…
Tahrir Square protests continue despite army warnings
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Tahrir Square protests continue despite army warnings
Protesters insist they will continue protesting in Tahrir Square until Ahmed Shafiq’s government is removed, ignoring the army’s nightly warning…
Protest in Egypt after army vehicle kills woman
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Protest in Egypt after army vehicle kills woman
Around 1,000 Egyptians protested on Sunday in a city east of Cairo after a woman was killed by an army…
Army says it will not allow more labor protests
Egypt
February 19, 2011
Army says it will not allow more labor protests
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said on Friday that it will not allow any more professional strikes or…
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Sinai prisoners stage hunger strike over trial-free detention
Forty-five prisoners at the central prison in Arish, North Sinai, have begun a hunger strike to protest being detained without…
Conductor’s strike brings railways to a halt
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Conductor’s strike brings railways to a halt
Railway transport in Egypt was stalled on Thursday as conductors staged a protest calling for equality with workers in other…
Mahalla’s textile workers strike despite army warnings
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Mahalla’s textile workers strike despite army warnings
Some 20,000 workers went on strike at the state-owned Mahalla Textile Company on Wednesday morning, despite warnings from the Supreme…
Egypt’s army must deal more firmly with strikers, says industrialist
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Egypt’s army must deal more firmly with strikers, says industrialist
Egyptian manufacturers have cut output because banks are closed while labor unions have taken the country's revolution as a cue…