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, by Saher
Warraq residents’ fight is about more than land — it’s about preserving a way of life, community, and history.
On Egypt’s Warraq Island, residents are pushing back against government pressure to vacate their homes, as the state moves forward with plans to convert the Nile island into an (…)
, by MAMDOUH Rana
Security forces dispersed on Sunday evening hundreds of teachers who had gathered outside the Education Ministry headquarters in the new administrative capital to protest what they described as obscure and prejudiced hiring criteria in a recent public education program.
Facing a substantial (…)
, by EL-HAMALAWY Hossam
The Egyptian labor movement has a long history of resistance, but the current repressive regime is coming down hard on independent trade union organizing.
When Egypt appears in the international press nowadays, it is commonly about mass incarceration, torture, stifling of dissent and white (…)
, by Egypt Solidarity Initiative
Journalist Hisham Fouad has been detained for over two years since being arrested on 25 June 2019. Although the legal limit for ‘pre-trial’ detention in Egypt has now expired he remains in jail, incarcerated in a windowless cell without proper access to medical treatment. Along with former MP (…)
, by CTUWS
Pandemic COVID-19 invaded the world in an unprecedented way, affecting most countries with the exception of very few ones until now. This situation obliged states to block their borders in order to avoid transfers between countries. Accordingly, air flights were cancelled and tourism became a (…)
, by Egypt Solidarity Initiative
The Egyptian authorities have arrested eleven leading activists in the independent unions over the past week, stepping up pressure on the workers’ movement following the victimisation of textile workers in Mahalla after a major strike in August.
Eight independent trade unionists were seized (…)
, by Egypt Solidarity Initiative
The workers of Misr Spinning and Weaving in Mahalla, Egypt have taken a courageous stand against poverty and repression. In August 2017, thousands of the company’s workers took part in a two-week strike and several protest marches, demanding the payment of bonuses and allowances which are added (…)
, by Union syndicale Solidaires
This statement had been used as a basis to write letters to the Egyptian President and the Egyptian Minister of Labour. These two letters have largely circulated in Egypt. They are in particular available: on CTUWS website http://www.ctuws.com/en/content/international-solidarity-navy-shipyard-worke
, by CTUWS
Press Release, which original version in arabic is available at http://www.ctuws.com/content/نداء-تضامنوا-مع-عمال-الترسانة-البحرية
The Center for Trade Union and Worker Services calls upon all democratic forces in our society..to union personalities and labour leaders everywhere… to human (…)
, by Collectif / Signatures multiples
No to Military Trials for Workers
URGENT: TRIAL HEARING POSTPONED UNTIL 18 SEPTEMBER RUSH MESSAGES OF PROTEST TO THE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES NOW
Dear brothers and sisters,
We are writing to ask for your support for a campaign in solidarity with 26 workers at the Alexandria Shipyard Company (…)
, by FOUAD Hisham
Trade unionists and activists in Cairo show their solidarity jailed Alexandria Shipyard workers at a public meeting organised by the defence campaign on 15 August 2016 Workers at the Alexandria Shipyard Company have been victimised and dragged before a military court for standing up for their (…)
, by FOUAD Hisham
Trade unionists and activists in Cairo show their solidarity jailed Alexandria Shipyard workers at a public meeting organised by the defence campaign on 15 August 2016 Workers at the Alexandria Shipyard Company have been victimised and dragged before a military court for standing up for their (…)
, by Egypt Solidarity Initiative
The arrest and detention of labour lawyer Haitham Mohamedain has sparked solidarity from around the world. A statement signed by dozens of prominent trade unionists, academics and campaigners in the UK was launched by Egypt Solidarity Initiative today. Signatories include Ian Hodson, General (…)
, by ABBAS Kamal
When I met Giulio Regini it did not cross my mind for a minute that this interview will become the most famous among the interviews and meetings I held with researchers and people concerned with labour issues, due to the tragic way that Guolio’s life ended, at the mere age of 28.
When this (…)
, by Al-Ahram
Striking workers say that this is the first time that they have been denied their annual social bonus since 1987
Workers at Egypt’s largest textile factory, Mahalla spinning and weaving factory, will continue their strike despite a promise to meet their demands until an official statement is (…)
, by Mada Masr
Kafr al-Dawwar joins Mahalla textile workers on 5th day of strike
Several thousands of workers at two of Egypt’s largest textile companies — the Kafr al-Dawwar Textile Company and the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla al-Kubra — are on strike over unpaid bonuses promised by (…)
, by BASSIOUNY Mustafa, HUSSEIN Marwa
Since Morsi’s ouster, the labour movement has been regressing, but since this past May it’s been on the rise. What is the Egyptian labour movement’s position with regard to Egypt’s current politics?
The role played by the labour movement in the ouster of Islamist President Morsi, ascension of (…)
, by FOUAD Hisham
Tanta Flax and Oil Company workers protested yesterday Monday June 23rd in front of the cabinet offices calling for the renationalization of their privatized factory and the return of the sacked workers to work. Workers carried posters saying, “this is not a special-interest protest, these are (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers, ECESR
The statement below was issued by CESR’s partner organization the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights after its offices were raided by security forces on Thursday 22 May. Several of those present were arrested while female members of staff were sexually harassed. CESR expresses its (…)
For months, strikes and other protests have crippled a number of industries. But the new militancy is fragmented and has confined itself to economic grievances.
Egypt’s former army chief Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi is all but guaranteed to win presidential elections later this month, formalizing his (…)
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