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Iraq to negotiate outstanding Egyptian dues soon
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Iraq to negotiate outstanding Egyptian dues soon
Iraqi officials from finance and foreign affairs ministries will visit Egypt within the next few days to negotiate outstanding Egyptian…
Sacked workers stage protest outside rights council headquarters
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Sacked workers stage protest outside rights council headquarters
Around 50 workers and their families, along with labor activists and lawyers, congregated outside the headquarters of the National Council…
NGO challenges govt failure to raise national minimum wage
Egypt
October 5, 2010
NGO challenges govt failure to raise national minimum wage
A Cairo-based human rights NGO has challenged the government’s failure to implement a previous court verdict calling for the establishment…
EFTU to accept applications from independent parliamentary hopefuls
Egypt
September 19, 2010
EFTU to accept applications from independent parliamentary hopefuls
The Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions (EFTU) has announced its decision to accept candidacy applications from independents wishing to vie…
Information center employees stage protests over pay shortfalls
Egypt
August 30, 2010
Information center employees stage protests over pay shortfalls
Employees of the cabinet’s information centers for local development staged protests in several Egyptian cities on Tuesday to demand disbursement…
Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth
Egypt
August 28, 2010
Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth
President of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Hussein Megawer issued formal criterion last Saturday for candidates to run as "labor…
Workers at a Lakah-owned company demand unpaid bonuses, raises
Egypt
August 16, 2010
Workers at a Lakah-owned company demand unpaid bonuses, raises
Workers at a company that manufactures electric lamps owned by prominent businessman Rami Lakah are demanding payment of unpaid bonuses--due…
Libya sets new labor conditions, say firms
Business
July 5, 2010
Libya sets new labor conditions, say firms
Three Egyptian companies are complaining that Libyan authorities have set excessively difficult conditions on Egyptian laborers seeking permits to work…
ILO accuses Egypt of violating labor rights
Egypt
June 8, 2010
ILO accuses Egypt of violating labor rights
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has classified Egypt among the 25 states most in violation of international labor conventions. The…
ILO: Egyptian govt ‘interfering’ in labor affairs
Egypt
June 7, 2010
ILO: Egyptian govt ‘interfering’ in labor affairs
At a conference currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Labor Organization (ILO) criticized the Egyptian government for what it…