The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch has put out two reports on the industrial action during the month of August.
The first report keeps tabs on the industrial conflicts during the third and fourth weeks of August: 68 conflicts in the following sectors: Mining/Engineering, Chemicals, Textile, Transportation, Commerce, Health, Civil Servants. The report includes details on the factories, types of protests and industrial actions, and the numbers of workers involved.
The second report gives an overall picture of the industrial struggle during the whole month of August: 100 conflicts in 88 facilities and companies, distributed among 18 provinces.