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Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Cabinet dissolves state-run trade union federation
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf ordered on Thursday the dissolution of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), pending the election of…
Workers start Ramadan with labor protests in key cities
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Workers start Ramadan with labor protests in key cities
The first day of Ramadan saw a continuation of industrial action in various sectors around the country, with protests reports…
Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities
Labor protests calling for better financial conditions continued in several cities on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking main roads in Assiut,…
International union federations vie for Egypt’s workers
Business
July 27, 2011
International union federations vie for Egypt’s workers
The recently liberated Egyptian labor movement is being courted by international union federations looking for inroads into one of the…
Legal battle against Mubarak’s trade union federation begins
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Legal battle against Mubarak’s trade union federation begins
A legal case was lodged with the Administrative Court on Tuesday calling for the dissolution of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade…
Worker killed during strike at garments company
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Worker killed during strike at garments company
The long-running industrial labor action by workers at Mansoura-Espana Garments Company took a tragic twist on Tuesday when a worker…
Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers
Opinion
June 6, 2011
Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers
Egyptian newspapers reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Manpower Adel Fakieh told a gathering of businessmen at the…
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…
Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Labor activists denounce LE700 minimum wage
Egypt’s Finance Minister Samir Radwan announced last week that the new monthly minimum wage will increase to LE700, up from…
Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Egypt seeks to legitimize status of its workers in Saudi Arabia
Minister of Manpower and Migration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai has taken steps to determine the total number of Egyptians working in Saudi Arabia…