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Activists seek signatures against draft labor law
Egypt

Activists seek signatures against draft labor law

A campaign of labor activists has called for collecting signatures to reject government draft amendments to the labor law currently…
13 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya, families say
Egypt

13 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya, families say

Residents of Al-Sheikh Massoud village in Minya said they had received phone calls from their fmaily members working in Libya,…
May Day rallies in Asia as South Koreans clash with police
World

May Day rallies in Asia as South Koreans clash with police

South Korean workers clashed with riot police at a May Day rally in Seoul on Friday, vowing to wage an…
State to force protesting workers into retirement
Egypt

State to force protesting workers into retirement

Two days ahead of the International Workers' Day celebrations, the supreme administrative court decided that any government worker who participates…
Minister: Over 15,000 workers dismissed following 25 January revolution
Egypt

Minister: Over 15,000 workers dismissed following 25 January revolution

Over 15,000 workers have been dismissed from different Egyptian companies and factories since the January 25 revolution, but only a…
Cement workers protest over annual bonus deductions
Egypt

Cement workers protest over annual bonus deductions

Workers at Egypt’s largest cement company protested for a 12th consecutive day over reductions in their annual share of revenues…
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…
1,000 workers at Ain Sokhna port on strike
Business

1,000 workers at Ain Sokhna port on strike

At least 1,000 workers went on strike at the Ain Sokhna port on Wednesday, demanding their late share profits and…
New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds
Life & Style

New Yorkers have longest work week, including commutes, report finds

New Yorkers have a longer work week on average than residents of the other largest 29 US cities, thanks in…
Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case
Egypt

Labor activists show solidarity with comrades in asset freeze case

A group of labor rights' advocacy groups and activists have voiced solidarity with two liberal colleagues on whom judicial authorities…
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