trade unions
37 trade unions, public figures, rights organizations condemn Civil Service Law
Egypt
September 10, 2015
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
August 26, 2015
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
August 16, 2015
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
July 27, 2015
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
May 20, 2015
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
April 6, 2015
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
March 10, 2015
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
January 11, 2015
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
October 19, 2014
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
November 26, 2012
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…