workers rights
Manpower Ministry: Fewer labor strikes in first week of December
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Manpower Ministry: Fewer labor strikes in first week of December
Only five labor strikes were staged in five governorates across the country from 2 to 9 December, of which four…
Suez workers storm governorate building over delayed payments
Egypt
November 21, 2012
Suez workers storm governorate building over delayed payments
Hundreds of workers from Al-Masriya Trust Textile Industries stormed the Suez Governorate headquarters on Wednesday while protesting delays in the…
DP World sues striking workers
Egypt
October 15, 2012
DP World sues striking workers
Dubai Ports World, the company operating the Ain Sokhna port, filed charges against striking workers on Monday, accusing them of…
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Workers protest against harshest sentences for strikers since Sadat
Hundreds rallied outside the Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday as five labor activists appealed the harshest sentence against striking…
Teachers call for strike on first day of school
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Teachers call for strike on first day of school
The Independent Teachers Movements has called for a general strike on Saturday, the first day of the school year.…
Arco Steel workers go on hunger strike
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Arco Steel workers go on hunger strike
Three hundred employees of Arco Steel, a subsidiary of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, went on hunger strike…
Labor protests at Abu Zaabal Chemicals
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Labor protests at Abu Zaabal Chemicals
Two thousand Abu Zaabal Chemicals factory workers staged protests on Monday, demanding the resignation of the company’s board of directors…
Labor protests outside presidential palace
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Labor protests outside presidential palace
Workers from the privatized Steam Boilers Company, the Ideal Company and the Kouta Steel Company staged protests outside the…
Egyptian accuses Saudi authorities of torturing his sons
Egypt
July 31, 2012
Egyptian accuses Saudi authorities of torturing his sons
An Egyptian citizen accused Saudi authorities of detaining and beating his sons in Jeddah and forcing them withdraw lawsuits filed…
1,500 gold mine workers enter third day of strikes
Egypt
July 25, 2012
1,500 gold mine workers enter third day of strikes
Fifteen hundred Sukari Gold Mine workers have declared a third day of strikes as they demand raises, the re-hiring…