labor protests
Report: Factory, public sector workers at forefront of labor protests
Egypt
July 22, 2015
Report: Factory, public sector workers at forefront of labor protests
The El-Mahrousa Center for Socioeconomic Development has monitored 385 labor protests in the second quarter of 2015, with protests of…
Report: less labor protests in 2014
Egypt
May 3, 2015
Report: less labor protests in 2014
A report by the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights has said that labor protest in Egypt have gone…
Labor protests in Cairo and other cities
Egypt
April 22, 2015
Labor protests in Cairo and other cities
Workers staged a number of protests in Cairo and other cities on Tuesday, several days before Labor Day celebrations. In Cairo,…
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
An association of petroleum workers has voiced their solidarity with the striking workers of the Egyptian state gas company, who…
Cement workers protest over annual bonus deductions
Egypt
April 6, 2015
Cement workers protest over annual bonus deductions
Workers at Egypt’s largest cement company protested for a 12th consecutive day over reductions in their annual share of revenues…
Campaign calls for conference on labor rights as protests surge in 2015
Egypt
April 6, 2015
Campaign calls for conference on labor rights as protests surge in 2015
A labor rights advocacy campaign has said that the number of labor protests surged to 393 during the first quarter…
Activists introduce alternative labor law in Thursday conference
Egypt
March 2, 2015
Activists introduce alternative labor law in Thursday conference
A campaign of labor activists and independent labor groups are holding a conference on Thursday where they plan to introduce…
Labor protests continue
Egypt
February 27, 2015
Labor protests continue
Temporary workers of Petroshahd Petroleum continued their hunger strike for the second week in a row, demanding permanent contracts for…
Govt: 2014 labor protests result of lack of dialogue
Egypt
January 11, 2015
Govt: 2014 labor protests result of lack of dialogue
Egypt saw a total of 287 labor protests in 2014, attended by 114,907 workers, the government says, blaming the absence…
Coke workers suspend sit-in, CEO released, removed
Egypt
December 4, 2014
Coke workers suspend sit-in, CEO released, removed
Workers at a major coke coal factory south of Cairo have suspended their sit-in after their demands were partially approved…