I received a new report by the Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch, for the whole of September, citing 94 industrial conflicts in 86 locations. Around 50,000 workers took part in strikes, sit-ins or protests; while another 170,000 workers have either threatened industrial action or, according to the EWTUW, are expected to do so soon.
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Industrial action report: 1st two weeks of Sept
I received a report from the Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch, citing 41 industrial conflicts in the first two weeks of Septemeber.
3,000 Garbage collectors stage protest
From Al-Masry Al-Youm:
About 3,000 garbage collectors in Eastern Shobra el-Kheima (Cairo) staged an open sit-in yesterday in front of the district headquarters in protest against the decision taken by Major General Fawzi el-Shami, the head of the local council, to stop paying their salaries and impose deductions on them as much as twice their salaries.
They raised slogans such as “No more injustice”, “Where is justice, Adli Hussein?” and “Save us from the head of the local council”