Temporary workers of the cities of Toukh and Al-Qanater public cleaning authorities staged a vigil before the cabinet building to demand better wages and permanent contracts. They were joined by employees of the Supreme Council of Antiquities who had the same demands.
Meanwhile, more than 2000 temporary workers of the Ministry of Agriculture’s mechanization department also staged protests demanding permanent contracts. Minister of Agriculture Salah Youssef rejected their demands. “You will not twist my arm,” he told them.
Also, temporary workers of the military production factories protested before their ministry building to demand permanent contracts.
In Daqahliya, hundreds of fishermen staged protests before the governor’s office. They say Lake Manzala is so polluted that they are unable to fish in it.
In Mansoura, 2000 workers of the Misr Oil and Soap Factory stopped all production lines and requested higher bonuses. Their counterparts in the Zagazig branch joined them to express solidarity.
Also in Zagazig, temporary workers of the irrigation directorate staged protests demanding permanent contracts. In Ismailia, temporary workers of the Fayed city council protested for the same purpose.
In Luxor, workers at the butane gas factory demanded higher wages and better working conditions, while in Sohag, workers of the Milling Company also staged protests for the same reason.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
