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Canada experiments with ‘basic income’ program
World
November 29, 2017
Canada experiments with ‘basic income’ program
Former security guard Tim Button considers how a sudden increase in his income from an unusual social experiment has changed…
Syrian refugees contributed over $800 mln to Egypt’s economy: UNDP report
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Syrian refugees contributed over $800 mln to Egypt’s economy: UNDP report
The United Nations Development Program recently published a report titled “Jobs make the difference” which indicates that Syrian refugees residing…
UK employers worry that EU workers will leave this year: survey
World
February 13, 2017
UK employers worry that EU workers will leave this year: survey
More than a quarter of employers in Britain say staff members from other European Union countries have considered leaving their firms or…
‘My rights? What rights?’ New study sheds light on women’s unpaid work in Egypt
Life & Style
April 9, 2016
‘My rights? What rights?’ New study sheds light on women’s unpaid work in Egypt
Illiterate, poor and concentrated in Egypt’s south — or Upper Egypt — they mostly work in small businesses or on…
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Egypt
November 8, 2015
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Police troops dispersed protests by nursing students outside the Cabinet’s building on Qasr al-Aini street on Sunday. The demonstrators had blocked…
Masters graduates demand jobs in protests outside Cabinet
Egypt
September 17, 2015
Masters graduates demand jobs in protests outside Cabinet
Hundreds of masters degree holders protested outside the Egyptian Cabinet on Thursday, demanding government jobs, such as what their peers…
Protesters outside government offices call for employment, housing
Egypt
March 23, 2015
Protesters outside government offices call for employment, housing
Protests have returned outside various government offices with citizens voicing multiple grievances regarding unemployment and lack of appropriate housing. A number…
Fact box: Almost 500,000 lost their jobs in 2011
Business
March 5, 2013
Fact box: Almost 500,000 lost their jobs in 2011
In March, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics published a new book that revealed 483,000 Egyptians had lost…
The tourist and the Bedouin
Life & Style
February 12, 2013
The tourist and the Bedouin
What’s the first thing that comes to your head when you hear the word Bedouin? For many of us, it…