Latest in Tag: workers Highlight
Latest in Tag: workers
Head of Egyptian Trade Union Federation sacked
Union appoints new head; Minister of Manpower denies involvement in the decision
Presidential decree announces increase in pensions
Adly Mansour releases a two article decree announcing termination of “defective” social security law
EIPR condemns ‘security interference’ in Suez strike
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights says workers seriously threatened by security officials
Petrojet workers head back to the pickets
Workers yet again raise their demands for contracts with the company after two years of intermittent protests
Convictions against striking workers overturned
Alexandria appeals court finds in favour of five workers
Egypt blacklisted for violating labour rights
The International Labour Organisation blacklisted Egypt for failing to comply with international agreements
Customs workers to hold protest Tuesday
Workers say they have been calling for reform for many months
Workers protest for reinstatement
Petrojet employees were allegedly dismissed when their contracts expired
Hi Tech factory workers reinstated
Workers sign agreement to forgo their rights and promise not to stop working again
Iffco Egypt workers mark 15 days of strike
Workers refuse to suspend their strike until their demands are met
Hundreds of workers ‘illegally’ dismissed in Alexandria
Egyptian factory workers lose their jobs after demanding their rights, says ECESR
Illegal workers storm Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah
Threatened by punishments, workers attempt to legalise their work status
Workers clash with Petrojet company security
Workers who have been unemployed for nearly two years were expecting the company to offer them jobs
Electricity company workers on strike
Workers demand equal rights and healthcare
Cement factory workers under fire from factory owner
Factory workers attacked by factory security, Centre for Trade Union and Workers’ Services fear reprisal attacks
Pakinam El Sharkawy tweets for Labor Day
President’s political consultant hopes for a ‘revolution in production’
Fighting against repression: The labour movement
The downfall of Hosni Mubarak’s was realised in part thanks to Egypt’s labour movement. Despite this pivotal role, under the new regime, the status of workers has not changed much due because of political and economic forces. The new regime seems to be following Mubarak’s footsteps in handling the workers’ activism through security repression and unfair laws. The labour movement is being challenged daily; however workers are refusing to give up.
Student Unions threaten to join labour demonstrations
Students give authorities an ultimatum of 48 hours to meet their demands; Muslim Brotherhood students outline their demands in separate statement
Labour strikes and protests double under Morsi
Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights reports increasing trend of strikes and protests since President Mohamed Morsi came to power
Tax workers demand higher pay
The announcement comes after the ministry collected an additional EGP 143bn in taxes over the last several months
Workers plan Labour Day protests
Labourers will march to Shura Council to demand their rights
Egyptian workers union to be inaugurated
The Democratic Union of Egyptian Workers will be launched at a conference on Wednesday
Workers raise a list of demands
The Revolutionary Socialists and the Press Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee organised a press conference to listen to the demands of workers.
Egyptians continue illegal immigration
Despite numerous warnings from Foreign Ministry, Egyptians continue to enter other countries illegally
Workers in Damietta protest rising prices
Governor reassures workers amid protests against rising prices of raw materials
Dormitory workers protest for their colleagues
Workers at the students’ dormitories at Cairo University protest against the imprisonment for their colleagues
Striking workers face trials in Alexandria
Workers from Portland Cement Factory finally released but Alexandria Container Holding company workers still to be re-tried for striking
Railway workers threaten full strike
Workers suspend their strike until Saturday after negotiations with the Cabinet and Ministry of Manpower
Shepherd workers continue sit-in for the third day
Workers demand their late payment, and adjustments in contracts
Bakery owners protest during minister’s meeting
Bakery owners protest at ministry of supply while minister meets their representative