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Manpower Ministry blacklists some Saudi and Libyan companies
Egypt
December 13, 2012
Manpower Ministry blacklists some Saudi and Libyan companies
The Manpower and Immigration Ministry has ordered local companies to stop contracting with Libyan construction and maintenance company Wadaq as…
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards
Changes to the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation leadership would not promote more than four Muslim Brotherhood members to the boards…
Metro drivers threaten to reduce train speeds
Egypt
November 13, 2012
Metro drivers threaten to reduce train speeds
Metro drivers striking at the Shubra al-Kheima Station on Tuesday threatened to reduce train speeds to 40 km per hour…
Ain Sokhna Port crisis ends, but demands remain
Egypt
October 26, 2012
Ain Sokhna Port crisis ends, but demands remain
While workers at the Ain Sokhna Port called off their 12-day long strike and returned to work on Wednesday after…
Ain Sokhna port strike ends
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Ain Sokhna port strike ends
Ain Sokhna Port workers and DP World have reached to an agreement to resume work in the port, which has…
Independent unions declare new alliance
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Independent unions declare new alliance
In a historic development, two independent workers’ groups and several political parties joined forces on Monday to establish the National…
Factory workers protest outside presidential palace
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Factory workers protest outside presidential palace
Workers from the Nasr Automotive, Ideal and Steam Boilers factories on Tuesday staged protests outside the presidential palace in Cairo,…
South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads
World
September 3, 2012
South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads
JOHANNESBURG — South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse striking miners at a gold mine near…
Labor protests: Causes and solutions
Opinion
August 30, 2012
Labor protests: Causes and solutions
It seems that the alarm bells are tolling to deaf ears. The socioeconomic situation in Egypt has become critical. Labor…
Constituent Assembly may scrap workers’ and farmers’ quota in Parliament
Egypt
August 26, 2012
Constituent Assembly may scrap workers’ and farmers’ quota in Parliament
The 50 percent quota for workers and farmers in Egypt’s Parliament — enforced for nearly five decades — is in…