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Egypt’s Sisi urges continuing reforms in public business sector
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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