labor
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
Egypt
February 2, 2016
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
The third and final draft of the new labor law is ready, after holding societal dialogue sessions with employers and…
Egypt, Libya panel to discuss dues of departed labor
Egypt
December 12, 2015
Egypt, Libya panel to discuss dues of departed labor
Egypt and Libya's social solidarity ministers have agreed to form a committee that will address the money owed to Egyptian…
Dredging company workers protest delayed salaries
Egypt
October 6, 2015
Dredging company workers protest delayed salaries
Dozens of workers from the Egyptian Dredging Company in Qalyubiya protested Tuesday the delay in disbursing their salaries for September…
ECESR conference Monday discusses dilemma of workers in distress
Egypt
September 20, 2015
ECESR conference Monday discusses dilemma of workers in distress
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights is holding a conference on Monday to discuss working conditions when employees…
Government adamant on controversial civil service law
Egypt
August 13, 2015
Government adamant on controversial civil service law
The government has voiced persistence in maintaining a law regulating the work of its public servants, defying massive protests demanding…
Damanhour workers demand factory reopening
Egypt
July 28, 2015
Damanhour workers demand factory reopening
The employees of the Endowments Ministry's carpet factory in Damanhour (Beheira) have staged a protest, demanding the plant go back…
Sacked cement workers demand reinstatement
Egypt
July 20, 2015
Sacked cement workers demand reinstatement
Workers sacked by the Arabian Cement Company have asked for an official intervention to reinstate them, complaining that they have…
Labor leaders: Egypt could return to ILO’s blacklist
Egypt
May 20, 2015
Labor leaders: Egypt could return to ILO’s blacklist
Egypt is risking a return to the International Labor Organization’s blacklist over its failure to adopt laws protecting trade union…
Former Manpower Minister: Banning labor strikes is a joke
Egypt
May 7, 2015
Former Manpower Minister: Banning labor strikes is a joke
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, former Manpower Minister Kamal Abu Eita said that it is a joke that the government…
Nagi Rashad: Workers’ rights still denied
Egypt
May 4, 2015
Nagi Rashad: Workers’ rights still denied
Nagi Rashad, a leading labor figure who had obtained a court ruling during Mubarak's regime to raise the minimum wage…