Over 1000 British trade unionists at the Unite the Resistance convention on 19 November pledged to send a message of solidarity to protesters in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt as they faced brutal attacks by the security forces. The audience heard the following statement from Dr Mohammed Shafiq, president of the Manshiyet al Bakri…
Around 300 workers from Tanta Flax and Oils Company were in occupation for a second day on 13 November in a bid to enforce a recent court decision to return the company to the public sector. The occupation has been organised by workers who were forced to leave the company under the ‘early retirement’ scheme…
Updated with signatures 17 November We condemn the Egyptian authorities’ campaign of legal intimidation, torture and deadly violence against those who have continued to raise their voices and mobilise in the streets in support of the demands of the 25 January revolution: change, democracy and social justice. We note with particular concern the following recent…
Dr Mohammed Shafiq, President of the Independent Union of Workers in Manshiet al-Bakry General Hospital, talks about the struggle of health workers to build independent unions and bring about a revolution in Egypt’s health system. The union was founded in the wake of Mubarak’s overthrow and led a revolution of its own within the hospital,…
We will stand against those who want to burn Egypt Let’s turn all our anger against those who want to stop the wheel of the revolution October 9 2011 Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions will fight with all its strength against attempts by the forces of counter-revolution…
الرسالة العربية هنا Stop the military crackdown in Egypt Solidarity with protests against oppression of Coptic Christians To add your signature please leave a comment below We are appalled by the murder of more than 20 people during attacks on a peaceful protest on 9 October in Cairo. Thousands of Christians and Muslims marched to…
Letter of solidarity from British trade unionists and activists following the attack on protesters in Cairo, 9 October. English here لا للقمع العسكري في مصر روعنا مقتل أكثر من 20 شخصًا خلال هجمات على مظاهرة سلمية بالقاهرة يوم الأحد 9 أكتوبر، كان يشارك فيها آلاف المسحيين والمسلمين أمام مقر التليفزيون بماسبيرو، مطالبين بوقف العنف والتحريض…
30 September 2011 To the British Trade Union Congress and affiliated unions Dear Brothers and Sisters, We greet you in the name of hundreds of thousands of Egyptian workers who are entering a great battle to complete the goals of our great revolution of social justice and cleansing our country of corruption. We founded the…
Staff and students at Alexandria University on strike, 1 October From Assiyut to Alexandria, Egypt’s universities were largely paralysed by strikes organised by students and staff as term began. The strikes have been fuelled by demands to democratise senior university appointments and calls to get rid of university and faculty heads appointed by the old…
Translated from a report in Al-Ishtaraki newspaper, 1 October 2011. Original Arabic here Around three thousand workers from the Public Transport Authority blocked Qasr al-Aini street outside the parliament buildings in central cairo today, demanding increases to their wages, a rise of 200% in their incentive pay, and the resignation of Ahmad al-Borai, the Minister…
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