Read our new briefing on the role of teachers in the mass movements for change in the Middle East, prepared for the NEU teachers’ union conference just before Easter. Download a printable version of this leaflet Teachers_MENA_2019. Teachers on the frontline of the struggle for change As a new wave of popular protests and uprisings…
By Mirfat Sulaiman Students from the Faculty of Education at Aden University in Yemen walked out of classes during protests on 15 January. Lecturers and students jointly rejected the sacking of the new principal, Dr Mohammed Al-Fakeerh. The students said the real reason for the government’s decision is that Dr Al-Fakeerh rejected its chaotic sale…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Striking workers at the Misr Spinning mill in Mahalla al-Kubra chanting for the minimum wage and against Mubarak’s cronies.
