strikes
Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
Egypt
September 15, 2012
Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
The board of the Doctors Syndicate will call for a strike in all hospitals countrywide starting 1 October ,…
Cabinet secures LE1.3 billion for teacher salaries, minister says
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Cabinet secures LE1.3 billion for teacher salaries, minister says
The Cabinet announced Thursday that it has secured $1.3 billion to increase salaries for teachers in response to a sit-in…
Nation’s teachers congregate in Cairo, protest working conditions
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Nation’s teachers congregate in Cairo, protest working conditions
From Alexandria in the north to Aswan in the south, protesting teachers from numerous governorates descended upon the Cabinet for…
Industry and trade minister bans staff from striking during work
Egypt
September 9, 2012
Industry and trade minister bans staff from striking during work
Industry and Trade Minister Hatem Saleh has banned all ministry staff from attending strikes during working hours, so as not…
South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads
World
September 3, 2012
South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads
JOHANNESBURG — South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse striking miners at a gold mine near…
South Africa charges miners with murder of fellow workers
World
August 31, 2012
South Africa charges miners with murder of fellow workers
South African prosecutors on Thursday charged 270 mine workers with the murder of 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police,…
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
Egypt
August 28, 2012
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
ABU QIR — Raghab Masoud, a 27-year-old employee at Abu Qir power station, was on his way to work when…
Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa
World
August 18, 2012
Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa
MARIKANA, South Africa — The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the…
Transport authority workers threaten presidential palace protest
Egypt
August 1, 2012
Transport authority workers threaten presidential palace protest
Public Transport Authority workers who have been protesting for three days at the authority headquarters in Nasr City threatened to…
Sukari Gold Mine to resume operation Tuesday
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Sukari Gold Mine to resume operation Tuesday
Operation would be resumed fully on Tuesday in the Sukari Gold Mine after a nine-day hiatus, during which the workers…