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Resources on the struggle of garments workers in Talkha

Industrial action reports

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The Egyptian Workers and Trade Union Watch issued two detailed reports on two case studies of workers’ struggle during the month of May.

One is a report about the sit-in by Mansoura-España Garments Company workers.

And another report on the Suez Trust Textile Weaving strike.

Labor Updates

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The strike at the cooking-oil producing factory in Suez continues, involving 500 workers, despite new threats of police intervention coming this time from the Suez governor on Tuesday. The workers started a hunger strike sometime around 3pm. Serene has a more detailed report here…

A group of tourism workers staged a sit-in at their company’s headquarters in Mohandessin protesting the management corruption, reports Randa.

The sit-in by more than 150 (mainly women) workers, which started 21 April, continues at Mansoura-España Garments Company, demanding their unpaid bonuses, job security as it’s becoming clear the owning bank Al-Masraf Al-Muttahid is about to liquidate the firm.