labor protests
Campaign demands debate before adoption of new labor laws
Egypt
October 19, 2014
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
June 18, 2014
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
December 5, 2013
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
November 12, 2013
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
June 19, 2013
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
June 17, 2013
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
June 2, 2013
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
March 26, 2013
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
March 2, 2013
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
February 21, 2013
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…