Latest in Tag: worker Highlight
Latest in Tag: worker

Egyptâs e-payments to suppliers, state worker salaries record EGP 628bn, EGP 377bn respectively
Total of 13.5 million transactions worth EGP 37bn take place through government electronic collection points

CBE amends tourism worker support initiative
The article includes the payment of salaries for tourism sector workers for a period of three months starting in May 2020. The client must provide proof that salaries due in May have not already been paid.

New preventive measures for healthcare worker safety
New passages in hospitals allocated for suspected respiratory diseasesÂ

Officer accused of killing worker to remain in detention
The defendantâs lawyer claims that there is a lack of evidence to convict him of the crime

Tadamon coalition urges parliament to demand release of Alexandria Shipyard, PTA workers
Both groups were arrested for arranging strikes demanding their rights in the workplace

Police officer fatally shoots civilian in Sharqeya
The family of the deceased says he refused to be searched by the officer, while security officials say the officer mistakenly fired at the victim while chasing some fugitives

In continuation of series of âindividualâ cases, police officer shoots worker after argument
Prosecution orders detention of police officer after relatives of victim gather outside Ahmed Maher hospital

Koum Hamada worker faces terrorism charge following strike
Workers say charge is âfabricatedâ, vow to escalate demands after Eid holiday

Workers suppressed, arrested, and stripped of rights on May Day
The Tadamon coalition, which contains 36 labour groups and independent syndicates, called for the protests to not celebrate the day but to âmourn the status of workers in Egyptâ

Alexandrian sanitation workers’ strike extends to fifth day
The striking workers allege they are owed outstanding wages for January and February

Major strikes in 2015
Out of the 1,117 strikes reported by Democracy Index’s latest report, below are the most important strikes

Japan’s decision to compensate wartime Korean sex workers welcome, if also too late for thousands
The Japanese government recently agreed to pay $8.7m to dozens of Korean women who were forced into sex work to serve Japanese soldiers. The payment is meant as compensation for their suffering. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his âdeepest regretsâ and âcontritionâ to the victims. Among the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 women recruited from …

Egyptian worker dies from smoke inhalation in Jordan
Workers were burning firewood to keep warm in cold weather

Jordanian security forces arrest suspects of assault on Egyptian worker
Egyptian Foreign Ministry attentive to citizen assaulted in Jordan, following up on case
2,000 workers in Misr-Iran Company temporarily suspended: Labour groups
Company has assets frozen, workers permanent closure

Over 45,000 quarry workers may be suspended: Syndicate leader
Mineral resources law pushes quarry owners to pay certain amount for each sqm owned
Workers âdisciplinedâ for holding strikes in Luxor
In separate incident, public transport drivers file police report against management over poisoned Iftar meals

We demanded Egyptian workers sign disclaimer for responsibility over their lives: Libyan official
250,000 legal workers in Libya, insistence to travel despite security unrest
Arab Contractors has suspended investments worth EGP 610m in Libya until situation stabilises
The Arab Contractors company has investments in Libya totalling up to EGP 610m, according to company chairman Mohamed Mohsen Salah, who added that the projects being implemented by the company include building sewage plants, dams and drinking water projects. According Salah, the companyâs projects in sanitation, drinking water and drains are worth EGP 300m in …
Workers strike in protest over colleaguesâ detention
Security forces detained three workers on charges of inciting strike

Qatar may face higher costs of hiring foreign workers: IMF
Qatar, which has denied the Guardianâs findings, has seen an increasing influx of foreigners, now estimated at 1.8 million, with its population rising 10% in 2013.

Egyptâs quick-fix minimum wage hike fails to calm workers
Sceptical Egyptians say itâs too little, too late
Workersâ strike issue still unresolved
Government fails to solve the problem nearly one month after the beginning of the strike
University Workerâs Fund demands wage increase
The Egyptian Universities Workersâ Fund demands Minister of Education respond to their financial claims

Railway drivers’ strike âabortedâ
Call up letters from the military threaten prison for strikers

Railway drivers’ strike continues for a second day
Strike paralyses railway traffic nationwide

Railway drivers on strike
Strike angers passengers, increases other transportation fares
From the other side: No dignity for an investor in his home!
No dignity for an investor in his home!

Back to the drawing board, teachers and transport workers are on strike
Teachers, on strike since last week, vow not to return to work unless they receive wage raises, as the school-year begins