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Italy labor leader boasts Arab ancestry, points to regional economic ties
Life & Style
December 17, 2014
Italy labor leader boasts Arab ancestry, points to regional economic ties
The head of the Italian Labor Union Carmelo Barbagallo has expressed pride of his Arab ancestry, voicing optimism for Africa’s…
State steel company workers resume strike amid government disregard
Egypt
December 8, 2014
State steel company workers resume strike amid government disregard
About 12,000 workers at the state-owned Egyptian Iron and Steel Company entered a third day of a strike they resumed…
Spinning and weaving workers resume strike demanding minimum wage be applied
Egypt
February 11, 2014
Spinning and weaving workers resume strike demanding minimum wage be applied
Thousands of Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Company resumed on Tuesday their strike and sit-in staged at the company demanding the…
Unpaid workers going hungry in Qatar
Egypt
December 22, 2013
Unpaid workers going hungry in Qatar
More than 80 construction workers hired to work in Doha’s high-rise towers and stadiums, mostly from Asia's poorest countries, are…
Military reopens Ataka seaport after negotiations with workers
Egypt
December 21, 2013
Military reopens Ataka seaport after negotiations with workers
Border troops have convinced hundreds of Ataka seaport’s workers in Suez to reopen the port after responding to demands of…
Suez seaport workers close port gates in protest
Egypt
December 18, 2013
Suez seaport workers close port gates in protest
Workers of the Ataka seaport overlooking the Suez gulf closed the port’s gates on Wednesday in protest of lack of…
Iron & Steel Company denies chairman dismissal, end of sit-in
Egypt
December 15, 2013
Iron & Steel Company denies chairman dismissal, end of sit-in
In a statement to the stock exchange, Egyptian Iron & Steel Company denied news over dismissing Chairman Mohamed Saad Negeida, reformation…
Army, police disperse and arrest protesting Suez workers
Egypt
August 12, 2013
Army, police disperse and arrest protesting Suez workers
Army and police forces attempted on Monday to disperse a sit-in held by workers of the Suez Steel Company, who…
ETUF: Five million workers will take part in Friday protests
Egypt
July 24, 2013
ETUF: Five million workers will take part in Friday protests
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) has announced the participation of five million workers in Friday's protests called for by…
Workers protest abu Eita’s nomination for Manpower Minister
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Workers protest abu Eita’s nomination for Manpower Minister
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) and trade unions in several governorates staged a protest in front of the union…