minimum wage
Labor leaders reject new minimum wage
Egypt
May 5, 2010
Labor leaders reject new minimum wage
Activists and labor leaders have rejected statements by Minister of Economic Development Othman Mohamed Othman in which he said the…
Mubarak to speak to 2400 workers in honor of May Day
Egypt
May 4, 2010
Mubarak to speak to 2400 workers in honor of May Day
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) has put the final touches on a May Day celebration that will be attended…
Minister: Minimum wage to be set at LE280/month
Egypt
May 3, 2010
Minister: Minimum wage to be set at LE280/month
Economic Development Minister Othman Mohamed Othman on Sunday said the Supreme Council for Wages would soon announce a new national…
Rights groups call on Egypt to lift union rules, raise wages
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Rights groups call on Egypt to lift union rules, raise wages
The international human rights watchdog group Amnesty International has urged Egypt to lift restrictions on establishing independent labor unions and…
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Kareem el-Beheiry was 20 years old when he first took part in a labor strike in December 2006."I didn't know…
Labor movement delivers more than bread and butter
Egypt
April 27, 2010
Labor movement delivers more than bread and butter
A few days ago, 9000 workers at the Naga Hammadi aluminum factory in Upper Egypt staged a protest, demanding that…
Sunday’s news: Canceled flights and a bare minimum wage
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Sunday’s news: Canceled flights and a bare minimum wage
Al-Ahram leads today with news of volcanic ash from Iceland continuing to cover much of Europe, saying the ash is…
Average Egyptian household yearly expenditure LE3170
Egypt
April 15, 2010
Average Egyptian household yearly expenditure LE3170
According to a report by the Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center, the average Egyptian household yearly expenditure for 2008/2009…
Govt ‘violating Constitution’ on minimum wage
Egypt
April 15, 2010
Govt ‘violating Constitution’ on minimum wage
MP Hamdin Sabbahy submitted an interpellation to Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, accusing the government of violating the Constitution for not…
ElBaradei: The regime fears cities with workers
Egypt
April 14, 2010
ElBaradei: The regime fears cities with workers
Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency and potential candidate in the 2011 presidential election, expressed yesterday…