Egyptians will begin voting in a controversial referendum on the draft of a new constitution on 15 December. Voting will take place in two rounds, with around half the country voting on 15 December and the other half on 22 December. The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions has been supporting the protests against the…
The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU) issued a statement on Sunday, rejecting the Consitutional Declaration announced by President Mohamed Morsi and calling on workers to mobilise against the decree. Mass demonstrations have been called by opposition groups in protest at Morsi’s announcement. What you can do: Rush messages of solidarity to the Egyptian…
نقلاً عن الإتحاد المصري للنقابات المستقلة لماذا نرفض الإعلان الدستوري أخي العامل …أختي العاملة عندما سمعنا الإعلان الدستوري الذي خرج علينا به رئيس الجمهورية محمد مرسي بتاريخ 21 نوفمبر سأل كل منا نفسه وزميله وزميلته، هل لنا علاقة بهذا الإعلان ؟ هل هو مفيد بالنسبة لنا أم سيكون ضارا بنا وبمصالحنا؟ أم أنه لا علاقة لنا…
To download this article as a leaflet click here Since the revolution of 2011 nearly 1000 independent trade unions have been created in Egypt. Under the old regime, the sole legal trade union was the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), which was controlled by the state. The independent unions have been at the heart of…
A delegation of activists from UK and Irish trade unions visited Cairo 29 Oct-4 Nov with MENA Solidarity network. Ian Bradley an electrician and UNITE union activist; Mary Compton from the NUT and Teachersolidarity.com; Colm Bryce, a UCU activist in Derry, and Anne Alexander from MENA Solidarity Network took part in the visit. If you…
From http://www.efitu.com At 6pm on Sunday 2 September, the organising committee for the campaign “Trade Union freedoms are our way to social justice”, which was launched at a well-attended meeting on 29 August. More than 200 people attended the meeting, including representatives of 33 unions affiliated to the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, and…
Na’amat Gaber, one on the founders of the Independent Union of Workers in the Maintenance and Technical Works Co. at Cairo Airport talks about why she is a trade unionist, and what the revolution means to her. Workers at Cairo International Airport and the Civil Aviation Ministry have organised a courageous campaign against Ahmad Shafiq,…
Activists from MENA Solidarity Network visited Cairo and Alexandria 3-8 June to meet activists from the independent unions and hear about the latest developments in the revolution. Sheila McGregor and Sally Kincaid from the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Anne Alexander and Nadine el-Enany from the University and Colleges Union (UCU) met colleagues from…
Sue Bond, Vice President of PCS union in the UK sends a message to colleagues in the independent civil service unions in Egypt, responding to greetings from Nahla Mohammed Abd-al-Azim and Nagat Ragab Mohammed from the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions Women’s Committee. سو باند نائبة رئيس النقابة العامة للعاملين بالخدمات العامة والتجارية في…
(Click on ‘CC’ for English subtitles) The Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions reported today that striking workers from the General Tax Authority were attacked during their sit-in and their tents destroyed. Watch the video above for background to the strike – Tax Authority workers have been involved in a long-running battle over corruption. Rush…
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