unions
Medinat Sadat factory strike sheds light on labor revolution
Egypt
June 5, 2011
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
May 1, 2011
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
April 30, 2011
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
April 30, 2011
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
April 5, 2011
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
February 18, 2011
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
May 2, 2010
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
April 27, 2010
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
March 4, 2010
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
November 17, 2009
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…