Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF)
Egyptian-Sudanese union delegation to cooperate on Nile water issues
Egypt
April 6, 2011
Egyptian-Sudanese union delegation to cooperate on Nile water issues
An Egyptian-Sudanese labor delegation is trying to start talks with syndicates in the Nile Basin countries, which are engaged in…
Workers, professionals demand independent labor unions
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Workers, professionals demand independent labor unions
The large and ongoing wave of labor and professional protests sweeping Egypt, prior to and since the 11 February ouster…
Egyptian workers await new minister
Egypt
February 22, 2011
Egyptian workers await new minister
Egyptian workers anxiously await the appointment of a new minister as news reports predict that former Minister of Manpower Aisha…
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Workers demand dissolution of state-run trade union federation
Around 500 workers and labor activists congregated outside the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) on Monday to demand the…
ETUF orders syndicate heads to thwart labor demos
Egypt
January 26, 2011
ETUF orders syndicate heads to thwart labor demos
Hussein Megawer, head of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), requested heads of syndicates to thwart any labor demonstrations at…
ETUF makes bid to rally workers behind president, regime
Egypt
November 5, 2010
ETUF makes bid to rally workers behind president, regime
Since 2006, Egypt's organized labor force has proven to be the country's most powerful--and vocal--sector of civil society. Although the demands of…
Labor leader: Mubarak will intervene to resolve minimum wage controversy
Business
November 4, 2010
Labor leader: Mubarak will intervene to resolve minimum wage controversy
Abdel Rahman Kheir, workers' representative at the National Council for Wages, said on Thursday that President Hosni Mubarak would intervene…
EFTU to challenge minimum wage decision
Egypt
October 30, 2010
EFTU to challenge minimum wage decision
The Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions (EFTU) has decided to challenge a decision by the Egyptian National Council for Wages…
Info Center employees protest in front of cabinet
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Info Center employees protest in front of cabinet
Security forces on Tuesday clashed with thousands of Information Decision Support Center (IDSC) employees while they staged an open-ended sit-in…