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Going Off-line
Egypt
March 16, 2010
Going Off-line
The standoff between more than 300 employees of the influential Islamic news site Islam Online and the site’s Qatar-based managers…
10,000 construction jobs at risk
Business
February 27, 2010
10,000 construction jobs at risk
The jobs of 10,000 workers at the Egyptian Contracting Company (formerly known as Mokhtar Ibrahim) are under threat due to…
The struggles of Lebanon’s migrant maids
World
December 9, 2009
The struggles of Lebanon’s migrant maids
Beirut--On 21 October this year, 26-six year-old Ethiopian migrant worker Zeditu Kebede Matente was found dead hanging from an olive…
Protesting joblessness
Egypt
December 7, 2009
Protesting joblessness
Over 200 workers and labor activists demonstrated Monday outside the state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) and the ruling National…
Steelworkers protest salary shortfall
Egypt
November 18, 2009
Steelworkers protest salary shortfall
Some 300 employees of the Kouta Steel Factory in 10th of Ramadan City northeast of Cairo recently staged a sit-in…
Temporary cabinet employees threaten sit-in
Egypt
November 15, 2009
Temporary cabinet employees threaten sit-in
A number of civil servants hired by the cabinet on temporary basis are threatening a sit-in at Prime Minister Ahmed…
Tax collectors strike again
Egypt
November 14, 2009
Tax collectors strike again
Public transport workers threaten another strike
Egypt
September 29, 2009
Public transport workers threaten another strike
Drivers for the Public Transport Authority are threatening to strike on 3 October. They say the government has failed to…