June 17, 2013
Turkey: Egyptian independent unions’ message in solidarity with protests against Erdogan
Cairo: 5th June 2013 Solidarity Declaration from the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions to the workers of Turkey ********************************************************************************************* In the shadow of the vicious attack on the working class across the world and our region by the global capitalist regimes, the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions stands in solidarity with workers in […]
Egypt: locked-out IFFCO food workers continue strike
June 5, 2013
Around 600 workers at IFFCO Egypt, which produces edible oils for the UAE-based food manufacturing group IFFCO, have been locked out by management after a strike in protest at IFFCO’s failure to implement a collective agreement signed last year. MENA Solidarity Network received the letter below from the IFFCO Egypt Workers’ Union committee, which has been […]
Egypt: Disabled education workers appeal for solidarity after sit-in attacked
June 3, 2013
Hundreds of disabled education workers in Zagazig, capital of Sharqiyya province in Egypt, are appealing for solidarity after their sit-in was attacked by the police last week. The workers, who are employed by the Education Department as teachers and administrators on poverty pay are demanding permanent contracts. Umran al-Khalifa told MENA Solidarity Network that the […]
June 5, 2013
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