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Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota
Islamist parties in Parliament want to cancel the 50 percent quota for worker and farmer parliamentary seats in the new…
Italian Parliament Foreign Relations chairman pledges to solve Egyptian workers crisis
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Italian Parliament Foreign Relations chairman pledges to solve Egyptian workers crisis
The Egyptian and Italian governments are working on solving the problems of Egyptian workers and discouraging illegal immigration to Italy…
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
Egypt
February 19, 2012
Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
In Shamma, a small village north of Cairo in Monufiya Governorate, about a hundred farmers gathered eagerly last Monday at…
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Ain Sokhna seaport workers strike for third day
Workers at the Red Sea’s Ain Sokhna seaport have entered their third day on strike, demanding that the managing company,…
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Egyptian migrants find it difficult to return to Libya
Hundreds of Egyptians have been gathering around the Libyan Embassy in Cairo over the past week, waiting to receive or…
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
Business
February 13, 2012
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
About 1 million workers employed in Egypt’s brick-manufacturing industry face constant threats of unemployment, exploitation, serious injury, illness and…
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
A temporary worker on Tuesday set himself on fire in protest of being fired from his job at the People's…
Workers continue to protest at Sukari gold mine
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Workers continue to protest at Sukari gold mine
The Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt's largest and oldest, has been witnessing numerous acts of labor unrest amidst allegations of corruption,…
Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed
Egypt
February 1, 2012
Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed
Twenty-five Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt were freed Wednesday, a day after they were taken hostage by Bedouin tribesmen, Xinhua…
Bedouin kidnap Chinese workers in Egypt’s Sinai, sources say
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Bedouin kidnap Chinese workers in Egypt’s Sinai, sources say
ISMAILIA — Bedouin in Sinai kidnapped 25 mostly Chinese cement factory workers on Tuesday, demanding that authorities free fellow tribesmen…