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Campaign demands debate before adoption of new labor laws
Egypt

Campaign demands debate before adoption of new labor laws

A labor freedom campaign has warned against the government’s reported plans to issue new laws regulating labor and trade unionist…
New govt faces labor protests on first day
Egypt

New govt faces labor protests on first day

Labor protests, with a variety of causes, were staged outside the cabinet building on Wednesday, the first working day of…
70 cases of labor protests over 5 months: Manpower Ministry
Business

70 cases of labor protests over 5 months: Manpower Ministry

Manpower Minister Kamal Abu Eita received a report on the ministry’s activities in the field of labor relations and collective…
Woman shot dead in police crackdown on Cambodian labor protest
World

Woman shot dead in police crackdown on Cambodian labor protest

Cambodian riot police used sticks, tear gas and guns to break up a garment workers' strike on Tuesday, killing one…
Rose al-Youssef protest over salaries enters fourth day
Egypt

Rose al-Youssef protest over salaries enters fourth day

Dozens of workers at state-owned newspaper Rose al-Youssef continued their protest for a fourth day on Wednesday, blocking traffic on…
Angry Rose al-Youssef workers block Qasr al-Aini
Egypt

Angry Rose al-Youssef workers block Qasr al-Aini

Hundreds of printing workers at the state-run daily newspaper Rose al-Youssef have blocked Qasr al-Aini in downtown Cairo, protesting against…
Report: Egypt averaged two protests an hour in May
Egypt

Report: Egypt averaged two protests an hour in May

With 5,544, Egypt witnessed the most protests in the world during the period from 1 January to 31 May, according…
Rise in factory closures reflects Egypt’s compound economic malaises
Business

Rise in factory closures reflects Egypt’s compound economic malaises

Time and time again, officials have accused ongoing protests, workers’ strikes and labor action of halting the so-called wheel of…
Cement company workers decry dog attack
Egypt

Cement company workers decry dog attack

The use of police dogs in attacks against labor actions have been documented by activists and workers, who say that this…
Alexandria businessman shuts factories amid dispute with workers
Business

Alexandria businessman shuts factories amid dispute with workers

Alexandrian businessman Farag Amr announced Wednesday that he would be shutting down a number of his company's factories that produce…
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