Six labor protests, demanding better wages and working conditions, were staged in Cairo and other governorates on Wednesday.
In Giza, scores of workers of the Frankie Sami Stainless Steel Company staged protests to demand better wages and bonuses. They say the company has made enormous profits exporting to 18 countries.
In Cairo, dozens of Ministry of Antiquities workers protested before the cabinet to demand permanent appointments to the ministry. They threatened to close down the museums or leave them unguarded.
“I’ve been working on a temporary contract since 1999,” said Hassan Mahmoud, one of the protesters. “And I take as little as 400 pounds.”
In Qafr al-Sheikh, 50 temporary workers of the Beyala Hospital went on strike for not having received their salaries for three months.
Similar protests were staged by the workers of the Spinning Company in Monufiya Governorate, public bakeries in Alexandria and the Beheira Company in Beheira Governorate to demand better wages and working conditions.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
