labor protests
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Workers from the Religious Endowments Ministry (MRE) protested outside Abdin Palace on Sunday, demanding permanent contracts and delayed dues dating back to…
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…
Textile workers continue strike over bonuses
Egypt
September 30, 2015
Textile workers continue strike over bonuses
Hundreds of workers at the Misr El-Amria Spinning and Weaving Company in Alexandria continued their open-ended strike on Tuesday to…
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…
Coalition lists articles of contention in Civil Service Law
Egypt
August 26, 2015
Coalition lists articles of contention in Civil Service Law
An independent coalition of trade unions is preparing a list of controversial measures in the Civil Service Law that has…
Labor unions prepare massive September protests over controversial law
Egypt
August 22, 2015
Labor unions prepare massive September protests over controversial law
Independent labor unions are preparing for massive protests on September 12, demanding the Civil Service law be abandoned after the…
Thursday meeting to discuss escalation against civil service law
Egypt
August 20, 2015
Thursday meeting to discuss escalation against civil service law
A number of independent trade unions and employees at several government agencies are convening on Thursday at the Doctors Syndicate…
Report: 599 labor protests in 1st half of 2015
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Report: 599 labor protests in 1st half of 2015
Workers belonging to 48 sectors staged 599 protests from January to June 2015, an NGO report has unveiled. Labor protests occurred…
Govt employees to demand PM’s removal over controversial law
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Govt employees to demand PM’s removal over controversial law
Indignant government employees will escalate their requests concerning the Civil Service law to demand the removal of Prime Minister Ibrahim…
Trade unions lobbying fiercely against civil service law
Egypt
July 27, 2015
Trade unions lobbying fiercely against civil service law
Several trade unions are lobbying to bring down a law enacted in March which regulates appointment standards, payments, retirements and…