labor
Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution
Opinion
March 14, 2011
Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution
Since 11 February when Mubarak stepped down, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has assumed leadership of Egypt's…
Will the revolution turn right or left?
Opinion
February 18, 2011
Will the revolution turn right or left?
How will the Egyptian political spectrum look if a more democratic system takes hold in the coming period? Some say…
A roadmap for labor
Opinion
February 17, 2011
A roadmap for labor
Why have worker protests persisted while the mass rallies that fueled Egypt’s 18-day uprising have largely come to an end? …
Labor protests over low payment continue
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Labor protests over low payment continue
Several companies are currently witnessing workers' strikes.More than 400 workers at a spinning machinery factory in the governorate of Helwan…
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak acknowledged this month that many of his compatriots have yet to benefit from faster economic growth…
Investors’ federation calls for upping minimum wage to LE600/month
Business
November 2, 2010
Investors’ federation calls for upping minimum wage to LE600/month
The Egyptian Federation of Investor Associations this week called for raising the national monthly minimum wage to LE600.Last week, Egypt's…
Monthly minimum wage raised to LE400; ‘Not enough’ say labor leaders
Egypt
October 28, 2010
Monthly minimum wage raised to LE400; ‘Not enough’ say labor leaders
The government-run National Council for Wages on Thursday announced its decision to raise the national minimum wage from LE112 per…
Court upholds ruling on new minimum wage; workers skeptical about implementation
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Court upholds ruling on new minimum wage; workers skeptical about implementation
Egypt’s Administrative Court issued a verdict on Tuesday upholding a previous ruling in March that obliged the government to set…
Laborers stage protests nationwide to demand better salaries
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Laborers stage protests nationwide to demand better salaries
Labor protests erupted in several Egyptian cities on Wednesday, all of which featured demands by workers for salary raises in…
Info center employees protest salary shortfalls… again
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Info center employees protest salary shortfalls… again
Hundreds of employees of state-run information centers staged a protest on Monday in front of their trade union headquarters--despite heavy…