Waleed Magdy
International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%
Business
October 25, 2011
International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%
Strikes and riots after the 25 January revolution caused unemployment in Egypt to rise about 2 percent, a director at…
Egyptian laborers to return to Libya soon, says manpower minister
Egypt
October 21, 2011
Egyptian laborers to return to Libya soon, says manpower minister
Egyptian laborers in Libya are safe and an official Egyptian delegation is scheduled to visit Libya before the end of…
Private sector minimum wage to be set soon, says minister
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Private sector minimum wage to be set soon, says minister
Minister of Manpower Ahmed Hassan al-Borai has said that he would meet with the National Council for Wages in a…
Public transportation employees suspend strike
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Public transportation employees suspend strike
Public Transport Authority (PTA) employees in Cairo suspended their strike on Tuesday after meeting with Egypt's manpower minister, who promised…
Former NDP member accuses union workers of assault
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Former NDP member accuses union workers of assault
Abdel Rehim al-Ghoul, former leading member of the dissolved National Democratic Party, has accused members of the Egyptian Trade Union…
Bus drivers escalate strikes throughout Egypt
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Bus drivers escalate strikes throughout Egypt
The strike by public bus drivers has escalated after the Greater Cairo Transportation Company, which owns four garages, announced that…
Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation
The public transport workers' strike entered its fourth day on Saturday and extended to include 20 bus garages. The protesters…
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands
Hundreds of public bus drivers "marched" their buses in procession Thursday from the Public Transportation Authority's office in Nasr City…
Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Management’s reversal prompts bus driver strike
Thousands of bus drivers who work for the Public Transportation Authority went on strike at Cairo garages on Wednesday, declaring…
More public transport workers join strike
Egypt
September 19, 2011
More public transport workers join strike
The public transport workers' strike expanded as workers at several bus garages in Cairo joined on the second day. On…
Egyptian protesters break down Israeli embassy fence
Egypt
September 9, 2011
Egyptian protesters break down Israeli embassy fence
Egyptian protesters on Friday broke down parts of a protective concrete wall outside the building housing the Israeli embassy in…
Manpower minister: First ever business syndicate established
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Manpower minister: First ever business syndicate established
Manpower and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hassan al-Borai announced on Sunday the establishment of Egypt's first ever trade union for businessmen…
Manpower minister demands union federation asset freeze
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Manpower minister demands union federation asset freeze
Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai demanded on Sunday that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) freeze…
Omar Effendi workers threaten to sue PM over court order
Business
August 3, 2011
Omar Effendi workers threaten to sue PM over court order
Workers of the Omar Effendi department store chain on Wednesday sent Prime Minister Essam Sharaf a request to implement a…
PM to discuss frozen remittances with Iraqi delegation
Business
August 1, 2011
PM to discuss frozen remittances with Iraqi delegation
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will meet with a delegation of the Iraqi Finance Ministry on Tuesday to resolve the problem…
Minister confirms legitimacy of Tahrir protesters’ demands
Egypt
July 19, 2011
Minister confirms legitimacy of Tahrir protesters’ demands
Minister of Manpower and Immigration Ahmed Hassan al-Borai said Monday that the Tahrir Square protesters’ demands were legitimate, adding that…
Delaying Association Law would return Egypt to black list, says committee head
Egypt
July 13, 2011
Delaying Association Law would return Egypt to black list, says committee head
Delaying passage of the Freedom of Association Law and ignoring labor problems in Egypt would put it back on the…
Deputy PM: Parliamentary elections draft law to be presented to govt
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Deputy PM: Parliamentary elections draft law to be presented to govt
The draft law on parliamentary elections will be presented to the Egyptian government on Wednesday, said Deputy Prime Minister Yehia…
Draft law adds new electoral constituencies
Egypt
June 27, 2011
Draft law adds new electoral constituencies
The Interior Ministry is preparing a draft law that would add several new electoral constituencies, so as to make it…
Minister: Unemployment rate in Egypt now 11.9 percent
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Minister: Unemployment rate in Egypt now 11.9 percent
The unemployment rate in Egypt has reached 11.9 percent, according to May 2011 statistical reports, said Manpower and Immigration Minister…