The upcoming presidential elections are further polarizing the ranks of Egypt’s already divided trade unions. Celebrating Labor Day with the interim Cabinet, state-controlled federations are openly offering their services to…
In 2007, renowned trade unionist and opposition figure Kamal Abu Eita led thousands of workers on strikes and sit-ins outside the Cabinet. One uprising and an election later, more mass…
Egypt commemorated Labor Day in two different locations, on two different days, and in markedly different ways. The first, a state-sponsored celebration,…
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