Petrotrade workers vote ‘no’
Petrotrade workers have collectively refuted the new constitutional draft, the company's legislative committee declared Sunday, according to privately owned daily newspaper Al-Shorouk.
The committee stated that the new draft has failed to support the emergence of new syndicates and labor unions and does not ensure workers' rights.
In addition, workers were angered over the cutting of the historical 50 percent parliamentary quota for workers and peasants, which they maintain is “one of the main achievements of the July 23 revolution,” according to Al-Shorouk.
Petrotrade workers say they have no legal or official channels to voice their rights.
Workers have stressed that their decision to vote “no” to the draft constitution is free of any ideological or political influence, stating that they are voting against it on behalf of the working classes and their rights.
Petrotrade was launched in 2001 to collect the receivables of the petroleum authority from natural gas users.
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