JohnAug 28, 2024

#Egypt: 10 striking employees arrested, location unknown. Government arrests relatives until employees turn themselves in

https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/08/27/news/u/update-10-workers-still-in-custody-after-authorities-conduct-arrests-amid-ongoing-gharbiya-factory-strike-for-minimum-wage/

#strike #strikes #Gharbiya #MinimumWage #NahdetSamanoud #CTUWS #MahallaAlKubra #privatization #neoliberalism #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

UPDATE: 10 workers still in custody after authorities conduct arrests amid ongoing Gharbiya factory strike for minimum wage

Ten workers at a state-owned jeans factory in Gharbiya remained in custody on Tuesday, their whereabouts still unknown over 48 hours after their arrest from an ongoing labor strike, according to sources who spoke to Mada Masr. One of the striking workers told Mada Masr on condition of anonymity t

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Peter RileyMar 17, 2024

https://www.ctuws.com/en/content/strike-mahalla-female-workers

https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=5403&src=mastodon

#Mahalla #Egypt #textileworkers #Strike
#CTUWS Centre for Trade #Union Worker Services #LabourStart

The Strike of Mahalla Female Workers | Center for Trade Union & Workers Services

JohnFeb 25, 2024

#Egypt: 7000 on #strike despite opposition from #union committee, meal allowance increase barely covers liter of milk

https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/02/25/news/economy/thousands-of-workers-strike-for-higher-wages-at-ghazl-al-mahalla-factory/

#strikes #unions #inflation #Sisi #AbdelFattahAlSisi #Gharbiya #CTUWS #exploitation #ClassWar

Thousands of workers strike for higher wages at Ghazl al-Mahalla factory

The strikes demanding a higher minimum wage and fairer benefits started three days ago.

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