After more than 300 citizens were burnt alive in the Ayyat train accident in 2002, tonight, another disaster took place, leaving at least 20 dead.
Tag: railway
El-Wahat railway workers
The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch issued a report on the terrible working conditions of the railway workers in El-Wahat:
More resources on the Egyptian railway workers in Arabic could be found here.
Railway workers strikes 1906-1986
A historical booklet, written by leftist activists Elhami El-Merghani, Ahmad Sharaf Eddin, and Saber Barakat on the struggle of the railway workers from 1906 to 1986:
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