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37 trade unions, public figures, rights organizations condemn Civil Service Law
Egypt

37 trade unions, public figures, rights organizations condemn Civil Service Law

Thirty-seven trade unions, rights organizations, public figures and coalitions issued a statement Thursday announcing their solidarity with public employees' demands…
Coalition lists articles of contention in Civil Service Law
Egypt

Coalition lists articles of contention in Civil Service Law

An independent coalition of trade unions is preparing a list of controversial measures in the Civil Service Law that has…
Govt employees to demand PM’s removal over controversial law
Egypt

Govt employees to demand PM’s removal over controversial law

Indignant government employees will escalate their requests concerning the Civil Service law to demand the removal of Prime Minister Ibrahim…
Trade unions lobbying fiercely against civil service law
Egypt

Trade unions lobbying fiercely against civil service law

Several trade unions are lobbying to bring down a law enacted in March which regulates appointment standards, payments, retirements and…
Labor leaders: Egypt could return to ILO’s blacklist
Egypt

Labor leaders: Egypt could return to ILO’s blacklist

Egypt is risking a return to the International Labor Organization’s blacklist over its failure to adopt laws protecting trade union…
Campaign calls for conference on labor rights as protests surge in 2015
Egypt

Campaign calls for conference on labor rights as protests surge in 2015

A labor rights advocacy campaign has said that the number of labor protests surged to 393 during the first quarter…
Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association
Egypt

Minister: Trade union pluralism damaging to freedom of association

International agreements on trade union freedoms do not allow pluralism in association, said Egypt’s Manpower and Immigration Minister Nahed Ashry, as…
Govt: 2014 labor protests result of lack of dialogue
Egypt

Govt: 2014 labor protests result of lack of dialogue

Egypt saw a total of 287 labor protests in 2014, attended by 114,907 workers, the government says, blaming the absence…
Campaign demands debate before adoption of new labor laws
Egypt

Campaign demands debate before adoption of new labor laws

A labor freedom campaign has warned against the government’s reported plans to issue new laws regulating labor and trade unionist…
Minister: No more than four Brotherhood members to be named to union boards
Egypt

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…
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