Egypt: Hundreds of thousands set to strike

Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions 5 September 2011 Over the coming few days hundreds of thousands of workers will exercise their right to strike and organise sit-ins, in defiance of all attempts to intimidate them and prevent them from exercising these rights, such as the law criminalising strikes and protests. The 22,000 textile workers…

Egypt: Postal Workers on Strike Nationwide

Postal workers at the Cairo office have decided to go on strike starting tuesday the 6th of september demanding higher wages, and the cleansing of their offices of all senior advisors and members of the NDP, the former fuling party; following weeks of strike action in provinces nationwide including: Menia, Qena, Ismailia, North Sinai, Alsharqiya,…