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Latest in Tag: trade unions
Trade unions give workers strength when fall in confrontation with employers: ILO
Many projects on ground support women to break through glass ceiling, bridge gender gap, says Karen Curtis
Court refers independent trade unions case to Constitutional Court
Unionist lawyers contested the constitutionality of the Trade Union Law
HRW urges Egypt to legalise independent trade unions on International Workers Day
Protecting workers’ rights to independently organise is a basic right not a luxury, says deputy director of the rights watchdog
Trade unions test Qatari sincerity with demands for labour reform
International trade unions have stepped up pressure on Qatar with a series of demands, a majority of which the Gulf state could implement, without having to reform its autocracy or threaten the privileged position of its citizens, who account for a mere 12% of the population. They fear the change could cost them control of …
Labour divided over multiple-unions, minimum income
ETUF decries multiple unions as a threat to national security
Minister of Manpower ratifies new board for Trade Union Federation
ETUF votes on replacing its head Gebaly El-Maraghy with Abdel Fatah Ibrahim; Minister of Manpower ratifies the decision
ILO: Predicted unemployment in MENA raises risk of unrest
Around 10% of Egypt’s population in 2010 were labelled poor
Egyptian workers union to be inaugurated
The Democratic Union of Egyptian Workers will be launched at a conference on Wednesday
Independent trade unions call for mass demonstrations in Tahrir
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions says the upcoming demonstration includes more than just labour issues
Labor unionist says prison sentence continuation of old regime practices
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: A court ruling sentencing veteran labor unionist Kamal Abbas to six months in prison is a continuation of the practices of the ousted regime, the activist told Daily News Egypt on Monday. The verdict issued in absentia by the Helwan Misdemeanor Court found Abbas, general coordinator of the Center for Trade …
Trade Union to hold elections amid calls to discharge manpower minister
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The Egyptian Trade Unions Federation (ETUF) said that it will hold its internal elections between October and November under complete judicial supervision to elect new leaderships that will hold office until 2016. The organizing committee held its first meeting Saturday and said that the elections will be held according to Law 35 …
High Admin Court accepts engineers’ appeal to end syndicate guardianship
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: The High Administrative Court accepted on Monday an appeal put forward by “Engineers against Guardianship” demanding that the head of the judicial committee responsible for syndicate elections implement a recent court ruling that will end the 15-year guardianship over the Engineers’ Syndicate. Another syndicate member filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court …