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Labor and the future of the Egyptian revolution
Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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