Portraits from Kafr Elw.
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The 2007 garbage collectors strikes
Al-Masry Al-Youm published a good feature.
Read on »Solidarity with the Suez strikers
The Center for Socialist Studies issued a statement in solidarity with the Suez Food Industries workers’ strike.
Read on »Torture, police brutality addressed in landmark legal cases but practice remains endemic
By Alexandra Sandels: While the past year has witnessed several rare convictions in cases of torture and police abuse, leading analysts and international media argue a potential heightened government intolerance of police brutality. Rights groups urge the authorities to take “more systematic steps” to rid the country of its alleged torture practices. Once considered a
Read on »Workers take to the streets: The strikes of 2007
From the Daily News Egypt… In 2007 Egypt witnessed an unprecedented level of labor unrest as workers from textile factories to public transport to tax collectors went on strike, mainly over low wages and poor working conditions. According to the Egyptian Workers and Trade Union Watch (EWTUW) there were over 580 industrial actions this year
Read on »Suez Food Industries workers on strike
Around 300 workers from the Suez Food Industries Company started a strike at 3pm, escalating their industrial action which began by a sit-in six days ago. Negotiations are currently taking place between the strikers and the management.
Read on »Updates: Real Estate Tax Collectors’ strike
Members of the Higher Committee for the Real Estate Tax Collectors’ Strike are set to meet up with the Finance Minister tomorrow Monday, to continue negotiations over the unfulfilled demands of the strikers. Kamal Abu Eita, one of the strike leaders, was also interrogated today by the Administrative Prosecutor, over charges of inciting the strike.
Read on »El-Adly Videogate: Prosecutor investigates film authenticity
The public prosecutor has ordered technical experts to investigate the authenticity of the latest police abuse video clip.
Read on »Suez Food Industries workers to strike tomorrow
As their sit-in enters its fifth day, the Suez Food Industries workers announced they are escalating their industrial action tomorrow to a strike.
Read on »Court rejects ban on blogs
Some good news for a change… Gamal Eid called a minute ago to say that Judge Murad’s case was thrown out. Our blogs and websites won’t be blocked. Gamal will issue a statement today with more details… Mabrouk for all of us. UPDATE: A statement on today’s verdict.
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