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…
As thousands of workers continue to strike in the Upper Egyptian Sugar Refineries over pay, work conditions, as well as purging the company of the management from the remnants of Mubarak’s regime. The strikers, seen in the video above, also accuse the management of clientalism to the US and Israel, and chant for “open strikes till…
Hisham Fouad, e-socialists.net 8 September 2011 (Translation by Shamal Ali, posted here) In a meeting held, an hour ago, between labour leaders and the Minister for Work force the voice of 22 000 Mahalla Textile Company workers was finally heard when the Egyptian military government yielded to their demands. This positive response…
Workers at the Nasr Company for Textiles (Kabo) in Alexandria, continue their strike for the 11th day, with over 4000 workers on strike today, until their demands are met. Their demands include: 1 – The removal of management (Amin Abaza, former Minister of Agriculture – Hamada Qalyouby Secretary of the NDP in Qalyobia and one…
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…
On the 30th of July and after almost a week of protest on poor wage conditions and various promised bonuses, overtimes and allowances being denied to them, all workers at the Vinavil Chemical Factory in Suez’s Industrial Complex announced indefinite strike. The Egyptian-Italian owned company failed to reach any compromise with the workers. One worker…
Industry in Ismaliya has been paralysed over the past 5 days with workers in 20 factories on strike. A military crackdown on the workers left 36 injured and led to 10 arrests. Read more here.
MENA Solidarity Network 