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Minister confirms public employees’ wages will not be reduced after law amendment
Economy
July 29, 2015
Minister confirms public employees’ wages will not be reduced after law amendment
Wage rates will not be reduced despite an ongoing debate on the application of the new Civil Service Law, Finance…
CAPMAS: 19% increase in average public and private sector wages
Business
May 28, 2014
CAPMAS: 19% increase in average public and private sector wages
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said the average wage for males in the public and private…
57.5% of Egyptians do not make ends meet: Govt survey
Business
March 4, 2013
57.5% of Egyptians do not make ends meet: Govt survey
A survey of Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has shown that the incomes of 57.5 percent of Egyptian…
Living on borrowed time: Morsy’s political economics
Business
July 16, 2012
Living on borrowed time: Morsy’s political economics
President Mohamed Morsy is seeking to use public spending to build a base of support in diverse sectors of society,…
Workers hold Luxor governor hostage to demand better wages
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Workers hold Luxor governor hostage to demand better wages
Hundreds of Luxor Cleaning Authority workers have held Luxor’s governor hostage in his office to demand better wages. The workers…
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Egypt
January 8, 2012
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has outlined a strategy for Egypt's government to follow to lift the country out of economic…
Public transport drivers threaten to operate buses for free
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Public transport drivers threaten to operate buses for free
Striking public bus drivers have threatened to transport the public for free and deprive the Public Transport Authority of income.…
Bus drivers partially resume work
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Bus drivers partially resume work
Workers at two garages affiliated with the Public Transportation Authority partially resumed work on Monday, said Ghanem Ali Ghanem, head of south…
Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Public transport workers march to Tahrir, threaten escalation
The public transport workers' strike entered its fourth day on Saturday and extended to include 20 bus garages. The protesters…
Mahalla: A city on the verge of a labor revolt
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Mahalla: A city on the verge of a labor revolt
Workers in the Egyptian city of Mahalla, a hub for the labor movement and one of the most industrial cities…