According to figures published on Sunday by the state’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), unemployment increased slightly in the third quarter of 2015, affecting 12.8 percent of…
Egyptian workers have been fighting an uphill battle against draconian privatisation measures for decades, but a 2014 presidential decree and the government’s current concerted push for economic investment has completely sidelined workers…
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…
Weary of governmental inaction regarding the court-ordered renationalization of their companies, many workers have sought to take matters into their own hands through experiments in workers’ self-management — only to…
The settlement is reportedly worth LE340 million
Police arrested a number of workers as they forcefully dispersed two sit-ins at fertilizer companies in Suez governorate Monday.
Workers across Egypt took to the streets this week to protest against dire working conditions and the government’s lack of response to…
Over the past couple of days Egypt has witnessed the largest upsurge of strikes and industrial action this year, as…
A Cairo court upheld on Saturday a previous ruling nullifying the privatization contract of the Tanta Flax and Oils Company, in what…
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