Dr Mahmoud al-Farhan May 15, 2013
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Trade unionists in Manchester send solidarity from their May Day march to victimised trade union activists at Ideal Standard Egypt May 5, 2013
“Our union = our freedom. Is this investment or colonialism?” A worker from Ideal Standard outside the factory during protests in April 2013 May 4, 2013

Egypt: “We want to work … we want decent wages … we want free unions”

April 29, 2013

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Translation of joint statement calling for protests to mark May Day 2013 (picture of May Day protest 2012 by Gigi Ibrahim via Flickr) Workers have been coming out every day for years to demand their rights from the businessmen who were protected by Mubarak’s government in the past and now by Morsi. We have the […]

Posted in: Regional, Egypt, Statements, EFITU

Egypt: Ideal Standard workers appeal for solidarity

April 29, 2013

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Workers at the bathroom units factory in Tenth Ramadan City near Zagazig in Sharqiyya Governorate have been occupying their factory since March 2013 in protest at the dismissal of their trade union committee. Gangs of thugs accompanied by some of the company foremen attacked the sit-in on 21 April.  Conditions in the factory are very […]

Tunisia: Teachers’ strike closes schools nationwide

April 26, 2013

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A national strike by Tunisian teachers in elementary schools on 24 April was solidly supported, according to the Secondary School Teachers’ Union’s Facebook page: 22 out of 24 provinces reported 80% or more teachers taking part in the strike. Thousands of teachers walked out in the second day of action this month in protest at […]

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