The company's move will eventually increase domestic face mask production by nearly 30 percent
In an effort to stabilize the national economy, Egypt’s authorities have repeatedly called on the working classes to increase production, and to refrain from strikes and other forms of…
Although he has not proposed any specific labor reforms, presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seems to be something of a working-class hero amongst laborers in the Delta city of Mahalla. Posters of Field Marshal Sisi can be…
A horse-drawn cart sends ripples down a flooded street in one of Mahalla's many working-class neighborhoods. Around the corner, a group of men stand quietly chatting at the gates…
The strikes demanding a higher minimum wage and fairer benefits started three days ago.
Mahalla Textile Company workers are continuing their strike for the 14th consecutive day
Workers refused the mediation of local MPs, who attempted to persuade them to return to work before their bonuses are paid
Textile workers in Mahalla called off their partial strike on Wednesday, while 5 strike leaders face disciplinary hearings
More than 2,000 workers at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company mill in Mahalla initiated a partial strike on Tuesday over overdue…
Workers at two of Egypt’s largest textile mills called off their strikes after making a deal with bosses that their overdue bonuses…
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