Latest in Tag: labour Highlight
Latest in Tag: labour
Egypt gives top priority to developing labour market, increasing competitiveness of workers: Hala El-Said
Egypt receives $31.4bn remittances in FY 20/2021, with 13% growth compared to 19/2020
EBRD, SECO launch new initiative to improve skills of electricity sectorâs labour force
Initiative to fight high rates of youth unemployment in Egypt
Egypt needs to increase womenâs participation in labour force: Aliko
Female participation in countryâs workforce is 22.9%, representing 69.9% of menâs share
40% of Egyptian women to participate in labour market by 2030: Al-Saeed
Egyptâs Minister of Planning Hala Al-Saeed said on Saturday that the the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030 targets raising the participation rate of women in the labour market to 35% by 2020 and to 40% by 2030. She made the remarks during her meeting on Saturday with the UN Women country representative in Egypt, …
Parliamentâs labour committee asks 6 ministries to provide health insurance for temporary workers: MPÂ
Meetings with 6 ministries to lay out strategy to provide insurance to seasonal labourers
Peaceful labour strikes are constitutional right: Administrative CourtÂ
Administrative Court cancelled the disciplinary sanctions on Ashmounâs post office employeesÂ
Ministry of Social Solidarity asserts following Egyptian labour situation in Qatar
Doha announced no expulsion of nationals from countries that cut ties
Al-Sisi announces 2017 as âYear of Egyptian womenâÂ
The president emphasised womenâs central role for the future of Egypt
A wall: constrain, protect, or lead
âGod created the world, the rest was made in China,â sings Lourd de Veyra. The concern about the Asian factory has lingered for decades. Overlooked has been its gradual strategic transformation from imitator to integrator, or even innovator. Will China overtake the United States (US) and become the new no.1 economy of the world? This …
Ceramica Varsina workers rejoice after successful strike, aim for more rights
The five-day strike proved the effectiveness of collective action, says worker
Wave of strikes break out in 10th of Ramadan City following price hikes
Workers in three different factories threaten to stage further strikes if economic demands are not met
Striking still an option for industry workers in Mahalla
Calls to strike are made by factory owners, not workers, although they are supported by workers, says labour leader
Parliament Labour Force Committee, government reach compromise over minimum pension increase
A number of labour laws and regulations have come under revision as of late
US adds pressure on Qatar to move on labour reform
A recently published United States (US) State Department report on human trafficking provides Qatar with yet another roadmap to counter World Cup-related international criticism of its labour regime. The State Departmentâs annual review serves as a warning to Qatar, as the clock ticks on an ultimatum by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO last May said that it …
Koum Hamada worker faces terrorism charge following strike
Workers say charge is âfabricatedâ, vow to escalate demands after Eid holiday
Families of Alexandria military workers threatened ânot to talkâ about case
Activists, lawyers call military trials âswift injusticeâ as trial session of workers is scheduled to continue on Saturday
Court refers independent trade unions case to Constitutional Court
Unionist lawyers contested the constitutionality of the Trade Union Law
Battle heats up over independent trade unions
Prime minister orders reviewing of trade union federationâs bill, which has been heavily criticised by unionists
Hope for Labour as Sadiq Khan becomes mayor of London
Sadiq Khan, a 45-year-old Labour lawmaker, is London’s first Muslim mayor. He beat his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith who had run a dirty campaign against him. Samira Shackle reports from the British capital.
Worker arrested ahead of Labour Day protests
Security presence hinders scheduled labour protest in downtown Cairo
HRW urges Egypt to legalise independent trade unions on International Workers Day
Protecting workersâ rights to independently organise is a basic right not a luxury, says deputy director of the rights watchdog
Workers coalition to âmournâ on Labour Day
A protest will take place on Sunday decrying state legislation against workers
Giulio Regeni: Piecing together the fragments of stolen life
I never met Giulio Regeni. However, for the past 10 days since his disappearance I have reached out to mutual friends of ours in a desperate attempt to put together the fractured pieces about the theft of this beautiful stolen soul. The past five years in Syria, Egypt, and the Mediterranean have been years of …
Civil Service Law opponents to escalate protests after Eid Al-Adha
Tadamon coalition plan to march to the presidency
Tapping refugees to combat Germany’s labour shortage
The thousands of refugees pouring into Germany every day could offer Europe’s largest economy an opportune solution to plug the ‘gray gap’ in its aging workforce. But integrating the new arrivals could be costly
Workers demands social, not political: ECESR
Representatives from syndicates and rights lawyers discussed objections to Civil Service Law
599 labour protests in H1 of 2015: Democracy Meter
Government tries to draw unreal image of labour reality in Egypt, says organisation
778 labour strikes in 2015: Study
Strikes rise despite current legal measures which can imprison strikers or refer them to early retirement
âHerafyâ: A mobile app digitalising labour in New Cairo and 6th of October City
Design features 12 categories including electricians, plumbers, tailors, mechanics, carpenters, and painters, amongst others, says Mowafy
Egyptian Federation of Workers concerned over Workers University closure
University closed indefinitely for long-term development plans
