minimum wage
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
Egypt
May 29, 2011
Doctors protest to demand better working conditions
Hundreds of doctors and health service providers organized a rally on Sunday which began outside the Doctors Syndicate headquarters and…
Conferences, weddings save hotels from closing
Business
May 23, 2011
Conferences, weddings save hotels from closing
An Egyptian tourism committee said on Sunday that Egypt's hotels are depending on non-tourist activities such as conferences and wedding…
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Minister calls for founding Arab organization to address unemployment
Egypt's manpower minister on Monday called for establishing an Arab organization to work on economic integration for resolving the unemployment…
Authorities mull special minimum wage for Upper Egypt
Egypt
April 28, 2011
Authorities mull special minimum wage for Upper Egypt
Minister of Manpower Ahmed Hassan al-Borei on Wednesday said his ministry is considering implementing a special minimum wage for Upper…
The fight continues for a better minimum wage
Egypt
April 28, 2011
The fight continues for a better minimum wage
Inflation and low wages were two of the main factors behind the 25 January revolution, according to many analysts. A…
Minister predicts minimum wage to be set within 5 months
Egypt
April 17, 2011
Minister predicts minimum wage to be set within 5 months
Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Ahmed Hassan al-Borai, predicted on Sunday that his government will set a minimum wage…
Global labor organization urges Egypt to base minimum wage on prices
Business
April 13, 2011
Global labor organization urges Egypt to base minimum wage on prices
The International Labor Organization (ILO) called on Egypt to set a minimum wage based on the average prices for the…
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
Opinion
March 29, 2011
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
The word fasad, corruption, has been chanted like a mantra in Egypt for the past month and a half. Ever…
ILO: Egypt must raise minimum wage to emerge from blacklist
Egypt
March 20, 2011
ILO: Egypt must raise minimum wage to emerge from blacklist
Egypt must increase its national minimum wage to emerge from the International Labour Organization (ILO) blacklist, said Mohamed al-Taraboulsi --…
New coalition of 25 January workers calls for min wage, right to protest
Egypt
February 26, 2011
New coalition of 25 January workers calls for min wage, right to protest
A group of labor leaders on Friday met to establish the "Coalition of the 25 January Revolution Workers" and to…