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Egypt’s Sisi urges continuing reforms in public business sector
Egypt
September 29, 2019
Egypt’s Sisi urges continuing reforms in public business sector
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Saturday asked the government to continue implementing comprehensive reforms in the public business sector, and…
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
Business
August 26, 2016
Welspun scandal follows years of plummeting Egyptian cotton output
A scandal involving the alleged sale of falsely labeled Egyptian cotton products by an Indian textile manufacturer to U.S.
Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies
Business
January 23, 2016
Govt could expand to short-staple cotton to restructure textile companies
The government might expand the country’s cotton production to include the cultivation of short-staple cotton as part of a restructuring…
Levy imposed on fabric scraps to protect textile industry
Business
December 27, 2015
Levy imposed on fabric scraps to protect textile industry
Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil has applied an export fee of LE3,500 per ton of clippings and scrap fabrics…
Alexandria textile workers escalate protests over salary
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Alexandria textile workers escalate protests over salary
Textile workers at several companies in Alexandria escalated their protests on Sunday over delayed salaries and forced leaves. More than 1,500…
Mahalla workers end strike as govt promises resolution
Egypt
November 1, 2015
Mahalla workers end strike as govt promises resolution
Hundreds of workers at Egypt’s state-run Misr for Spinning and Weaving Company in Gharbiya ended an 11-day strike over delayed…
Govt to disburse 10% bonus to public business sector workers, excludes protesting workers
Egypt
October 30, 2015
Govt to disburse 10% bonus to public business sector workers, excludes protesting workers
The Cabinet responded to months-long protests by laborers demanding the 10 percent annual bonus announced by a presidential decree. The Investment…
Swedish reporter briefly arrested covering Mahalla demos
Egypt
October 28, 2015
Swedish reporter briefly arrested covering Mahalla demos
A Swedish reporter was briefly detained on Tuesday while covering protests by Egyptian textile workers in Mahalla condemning the withholding…
Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Escalating protests and strikes by workers at government-run companies over the decision to withhold a 10 percent bonus due since…
More textile workers join strike over absent bonus
Egypt
October 26, 2015
More textile workers join strike over absent bonus
More workers at government-run companies have joined strikes over the government’s decision to partially withhold an annual 10 percent bonus…