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Egypt’s workers worried new drive for investment will benefit business over labor
Egypt

Egypt’s workers worried new drive for investment will benefit business over labor

Just days before Egypt holds a major economic conference to attract foreign investors, scores of workers held the latest in…
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…
Kafr al-Sheikh residents protest poor living conditions
Egypt

Kafr al-Sheikh residents protest poor living conditions

Protesters in Shebas al-Malh Village in Kafr al-Sheikh Governorate forced the closure of all municipal facilities on Thursday, including the…
Egypt’s railways see biggest strike in almost 30 years
Egypt

Egypt’s railways see biggest strike in almost 30 years

A nationwide train drivers strike continued into its second day on Monday, in protest against the “government neglect of their…
Workers charged with holding boss hostage released on bail
Egypt

Workers charged with holding boss hostage released on bail

The Alexandria Criminal Court upheld the release of 18 temporary workers on bail of LE1,000 each. The workers were charged…
A party of a new type
Opinion

A party of a new type

Egypt’s 25 January revolution has opened new horizons for social resistance. Huge numbers of workers, unemployed, residents of underprivileged areas…
Striking workers shut down Ain Sokhna port for eighth day
Egypt

Striking workers shut down Ain Sokhna port for eighth day

The Ain Sokhna seaport in Suez was shut down for the eighth consecutive day on Friday as workers continued their…
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Egypt

Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms

Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
Train conductor decides shift is over, stops train mid-route
Egypt

Train conductor decides shift is over, stops train mid-route

Train traffic in Upper Egypt screeched to a halt for over an hour on Friday when a train conductor stopped…
Protests against work, living conditions sweep across nation
Egypt

Protests against work, living conditions sweep across nation

A wave of protests against poor living and working conditions swept through the nation’s governorates on Monday. Residents of the…
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