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…
Statement in solidarity with students, teachers and staff in Egyptian universities and schools As the new term starts, we send our greetings in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Egypt who are fighting for an education system which meets the needs of society, instead of satisfying the demands of the market and the interests…
Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions Press Release – 21 September 2011 All out strike in Public Transport Authority Bus Garages Security services attempt to abort the strike by arresting the leaders of the independent union An all out strike began this morning in the Public Transport Authority Bus Garages after the failure of management…
Egyptian Independent Union Federation 12 August 2011 Solidarity Statement The Egyptian Independent Union Federation declares its solidarity with workers who are facing dismissal and victimisation as a result of their efforts to found independent unions in their workplaces. The Federation will do everything in its power to defend the rights of workers in the petroleum…
Egyptian Independent Union Federation 12 August 2011 The Egyptian Independent Union Federation declares its complete support for the legitimate demands of Egyptian teachers, as expressed by the campaign led by the Independent Teachers’Unionover the following issues: The resignation of the Minister of Education, a member of the Political Secretariat of the dissolved ruling party The…
(picture by Hossam el-Hamalawy: Transport workers protest outside the trial of their union president, Ali Fattouh) More than 30 independent unions and human rights organisations called on Egypt’s government to amend the draft bill on trade union freedoms and to ensure that its provisions quickly become law. A statement issued by trade unionists meeting at…
Egyptian Independent Union Federation Letter to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces 28 June 2011 We present this letter to you in the name of the independent unions which were set up before the glorious revolution in the face of opposition from the State Security apparatus, the dissolved National Democratic Party, and the Egyptian…
Egyptian Independent Union Federation 28 June 2011 Statement In light of the growing controversy about the independent trade unions and malicious accusations and allegations aimed at undermining the Egyptian workers’ movement and the trade unions which it created, we, the representatives of the independent unions, are signing this statement of the fundamental principles on which…
MENA Solidarity Network 