laborers
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Hundreds of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company workers moved their sit-in, on Tuesday, from the company’s factories in Mahalla…
3,000 Nasr Spinning and Weaving Co. employees strike over delayed bonuses
Egypt
August 15, 2017
3,000 Nasr Spinning and Weaving Co. employees strike over delayed bonuses
Three thousand workers of the El Nasr Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company in Mahalla city, Gharbiya, began to strike in three…
ILO puts Egypt on black list due to violations against laborers
Egypt
June 7, 2017
ILO puts Egypt on black list due to violations against laborers
The International Labor Organization has added Egypt to its black list Monday, citing numerous violations committed by the government against laborers that…
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
Egypt
February 2, 2016
New labor bill ready: manpower minister
The third and final draft of the new labor law is ready, after holding societal dialogue sessions with employers and…
Seventeen trade unions, activists condemn arrest of protesting workers
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Seventeen trade unions, activists condemn arrest of protesting workers
Seventeen trade unions and activists condemned in a statement Monday the referral of dozens of Petrotrade Company workers to the…
Afghan returnees from Iran bring drug problems back home
World
July 14, 2015
Afghan returnees from Iran bring drug problems back home
At Zero Point, the main border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, hundreds of Afghan laborers return to their homeland each…
Rights groups condemn firing 480 workers
Egypt
April 16, 2015
Rights groups condemn firing 480 workers
A number of rights groups and workers' unions issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the dismissal of 480 employees by…
Saudi Arabia studies limiting expats stay in kingdom to 8 years
Egypt
March 9, 2015
Saudi Arabia studies limiting expats stay in kingdom to 8 years
An informed source at the Saudi Ministry of Labor confirmed they are currently considering limiting the period expatriates can stay…
Mahalla textile company workers continue strike for second day
Egypt
January 14, 2015
Mahalla textile company workers continue strike for second day
More than 10000 workers at the Weaving and Textile Company in Mahalla continued on Wednesday their strike for the second…
Manpower Ministry: Mahalla striking laborers to resume work
Egypt
February 21, 2014
Manpower Ministry: Mahalla striking laborers to resume work
The Ministry of Manpower expressed hope in a statement on Friday that both sides would abide by a new agreement…