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More public transport workers join strike
Egypt
September 19, 2011
More public transport workers join strike
The public transport workers' strike expanded as workers at several bus garages in Cairo joined on the second day. On…
AUC threatens to fire striking workers
Egypt
September 13, 2011
AUC threatens to fire striking workers
The American University in Cairo (AUC) administration threatened Monday to fire some of its employees if they continued their strike…
Young doctors start part-time strike
Egypt
September 10, 2011
Young doctors start part-time strike
Dozens of young Egyptian doctors protested outside the Ministry of Health in Cairo on Saturday to demand higher wages, better…
Labor protests continue throughout Egypt
Egypt
September 7, 2011
Labor protests continue throughout Egypt
Workers of EgyptAir Ground Services Company on Wednesday went on a partial strike at Cairo Airport, serving only five flights…
Egyptian government proposes maximum wage 36 times the minimum
Business
September 5, 2011
Egyptian government proposes maximum wage 36 times the minimum
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hazem Beblawi has proposed a maximum wage for state employees, set at 36…
Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Labor protests block streets in three Egyptian cities
Labor protests calling for better financial conditions continued in several cities on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking main roads in Assiut,…
New finance minister promises maximum wage for public sector
Egypt
July 17, 2011
New finance minister promises maximum wage for public sector
Egypt's newly-appointed minister of finance, Hazem al-Beblawy, vowed on Sunday to set a maximum for public sector wages to bridge…
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Political and revolutionary groups in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday released a list of demands through the square's demonstrator-run broadcasts.…
Islamist presidential hopeful slams govt reaction to protests
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful slams govt reaction to protests
On Sunday Islamist Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, a presidential hopeful, slammed the government’s reaction to protests in a number of…
Sugar factory workers protest in Naga Hammadi
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Sugar factory workers protest in Naga Hammadi
More than 3000 workers of the Nagaa Hammadi Sugar Factory went on an open-ended strike on Tuesday to demand better…