labor unions
Union chief upbeat on prospects for deal in German wage talks
World
April 15, 2018
Union chief upbeat on prospects for deal in German wage talks
Negotiators for both Germany’s public sector unions and employers signaled a willingness to compromise at the start of a third…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…
55 trade unions submit memo to NCHR over restrictions
Egypt
December 23, 2015
55 trade unions submit memo to NCHR over restrictions
Informed sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that approximately 55 general independent trade unions submitted a memorandum to the chairman of…
Tax workers say meeting with PM on civil service law unfruitful
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Tax workers say meeting with PM on civil service law unfruitful
Workers at the Finance Ministry said that their Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb to discuss their objections to the civil…
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards
Changes to the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation leadership would not promote more than four Muslim Brotherhood members to the boards…
A bill of rights for all? Economic and social provisions in draft constitution not strong enough
Egypt
September 19, 2012
A bill of rights for all? Economic and social provisions in draft constitution not strong enough
In late August, 40-year-old Arafa Kamel set himself on fire outside the presidential palace in Heliopolis after a disagreement with…
Multinational investors and union rights: Strikes and sackings continue
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Multinational investors and union rights: Strikes and sackings continue
Business executives representing nearly 50 US companies are in Egypt this week, the latest of a series of international trade…
Workers plan to celebrate Labor Day with marches in Cairo, governorates
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Workers plan to celebrate Labor Day with marches in Cairo, governorates
A number of labor unions plan to celebrate Labor Day on Tuesday the first of May through marches and demonstrations…
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
Business
February 13, 2012
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
About 1 million workers employed in Egypt’s brick-manufacturing industry face constant threats of unemployment, exploitation, serious injury, illness and…
Egypt’s journalists battle to organize independently
Egypt
June 3, 2011
Egypt’s journalists battle to organize independently
Like many other independent labor and professional unions, as journalists try to organize their own associations, they are being met…