The new bill has languished for over 5 years in Egypt's Parliament
"Workers are hungry, and the administration couldn't care less about them”
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Fatma Gamal, a mother of five, says her whole family has been put out of work because of the virus.
“We do not want you to run. This is for your own sake.”
Assem Afify suffered financial difficulties due to the delayed payouts
Workers’ wage payments had not been disbursed since July
A coworker died from a heart attack under financial pressure last week, spurring the strike
“We have been deprived of a representative union,” said a worker.
Former ministers of manpower, Nahed al-Ashry and Kamal Abu Eita, have been accused of involvement in the embezzlement and misappropriation of millions…
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