Latest in Tag: Labour Day Highlight
Latest in Tag: Labour Day

299 labour protests took place from Labour Day 2017 to this year: Democracy Index
Index says 96% of worker protests were described as peaceful

On first anniversary of Press Syndicate storming, freedoms remain endangered
Former head of syndicate describes incident as âattempt to tame journalismâ

Labour Day 2017: Workers in Egypt still call for their rights
Workersâ strikes decreased in 2017 due to security restrictions on labour movements

Al-Sisi allocates EGP 100m to Labour Emergency Fund
President honoured 12 older members of the Egyptian Labour Syndicate

Worker arrested ahead of Labour Day protests
Security presence hinders scheduled labour protest in downtown Cairo

HRW urges Egypt to legalise independent trade unions on International Workers Day
Protecting workersâ rights to independently organise is a basic right not a luxury, says deputy director of the rights watchdog

Labour groups demand return of suspended Mahallah workers
Labour leader Kamal Al-Fayoumi was accused of inciting workers to strike

Egyptâs 2015 âanti-workersâ Labour Day
Five labour activists arrested Friday, amid human rights groupsâ condemnation of laws criminalising strikes

We refuse strikes: Union Federation to Al-Sisi
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation presented President Al-Sisi with a ‘code of conduct’, refusing strikes and committing itself to “dialogue”

Parliamentary elections will not take place during Ramadan: Al-Sisi
Elections were initially set to take place in March, but constitutionality of electoral districts law was questioned causing delay

Protests mark Labour Day
Hundreds call for labour reform at the Shura Council and Tahrir Square

Fighting against repression: The labour movement
The downfall of Hosni Mubarakâs was realised in part thanks to Egyptâs labour movement. Despite this pivotal role, under the new regime, the status of workers has not changed much due because of political and economic forces. The new regime seems to be following Mubarakâs footsteps in handling the workersâ activism through security repression and unfair laws. The labour movement is being challenged daily; however workers are refusing to give up.

Labour Day protests announced
NSF youth announce march to Shura Council on Labour Day as president meets with manpower minister on Sunday

Workers plan Labour Day protests
Labourers will march to Shura Council to demand their rights
Independent trade unions call for mass demonstrations in Tahrir
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions says the upcoming demonstration includes more than just labour issues