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Egypt: Locked-out Cargill workers appeal for solidarity
Locked-out workers at the National Vegetable Oils Company in Egypt, which is owned by giant multinational agrobusiness Cargill, are appealing for solidarity. They have spent more than 120 on the picket line after being forced out of the factory and sacked for taking part in a peaceful protest against worsening working conditions and management bullying…
Defending academic freedoms in Egypt – resources and background
Egypt: French postal workers’ union sends solidarity message to strike
Striking postal workers in Egypt have received a message of support from their colleagues in France. The Union syndicale Solidaires (SUD) branch in the postal service, call centres and telecommunications sent the message after hearing of the arrest of postal workers’ leaders in Alexandria last week. What you can do: Read the full message of…
Egypt: Post workers leaders arrested in dawn raids
Leaders of the post workers strike in Alexandria were seized from their homes in dawn raids on Tuesday 25 March. Ismail Gabr, Haitham Uthman, Ayman Hanafi, Hani Said and Hisham Abd-al-Hamid were arrested at 1am by the police. According to the labour lawyer Mohammed Ramadan, the five men were due to be brought before prosecutors…
Egypt: Striking doctors and pharmacists take on government
The first joint strike action by medical professionals in Egypt’s public health service has won the backing of thousands of doctors, dentists, pharmacists and vets. According to figures compiled by the Higher Strike Committee in the Doctors’ Union, 80% of staff eligible to strike in the Health Ministry Hospitals joined the action over the weekend.…