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Medinat Sadat factory strike sheds light on labor revolution
Egypt

Medinat Sadat factory strike sheds light on labor revolution

Hundreds of sewing machines inside the Mega Textile Company S.S.C. stand idle. American label pants that usually sell for US$60…
Egypt’s workers: On the political precipice
Egypt

Egypt’s workers: On the political precipice

“We joined [the union] because our rights are lost,” says Fahmy Adel Fahmy, a member of the Independent Bakers’ Union.…
A new Labor Day for Egypt: Independent unions plan celebrations, set demands
Egypt

A new Labor Day for Egypt: Independent unions plan celebrations, set demands

For the first time in its long history, Egypt and its working class celebrate Labor Day with independent unions, said…
Egypt’s workers: Between party politics and unionization
Egypt

Egypt’s workers: Between party politics and unionization

On Sunday, Egypt is set to celebrate its first Labor Day in a post-Hosni Mubarak era that swarms with prospects…
Egypt’s forgotten fellahin
Opinion

Egypt’s forgotten fellahin

Next time you slice a juicy red tomato, consider that rural Egypt is being bled to death. Arable land is…
Will the revolution turn right or left?
Opinion

Will the revolution turn right or left?

How will the Egyptian political spectrum look if a more democratic system takes hold in the coming period? Some say…
Rights groups call on Egypt to lift union rules, raise wages
Egypt

Rights groups call on Egypt to lift union rules, raise wages

The international human rights watchdog group Amnesty International has urged Egypt to lift restrictions on establishing independent labor unions and…
Greek unions to strike 5 May against austerity
World

Greek unions to strike 5 May against austerity

Greek civil servants and private sector workers will strike for 24 hours on 5 May to protest against austerity measures,…
Greek unions in new strike call against austerity
World

Greek unions in new strike call against austerity

Athens--Greece's main private and public sector labor unions called a 3-hour work stoppage for Friday, stepping up opposition to new…
Fayoumi: A working class hero
Egypt

Fayoumi: A working class hero

On the morning of January 30 in 2007, two buses arrived from Mahalla to Cairo's Shoubra district, parking a block…
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