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10th of Ramadan City texile workers threaten to block Ismailia road
Translation via Per:
300 workers at Salamco Spinning & Weaving in 10th of Ramadan city has been on strike for 12 days, al-Youm al-Sabe3 reports. They are threatening to go on hunger strike and cutting the road to Ismailia if their demands are not realized, saying that they have not been paid since January. According to a representative of the local union, the owner of the factory has “disappeared” and negotiations are conducted over phone only. The owner is apparently intending to close down the factory. Workers say they previously tried to go to his home in Masr el-Gadida to demonstrate outside but were prevented by security.