I received the following statement from the Workers’ Coordination Committee: مرفق بيان اللجنة التنسيقية بشأن اضرابى حلوان 20/12/2006 صوت عمال حلوان يعلو من جديد إضراب عمال اسمنت حلوان ،واسمنت طره ————————————————– من جديد يعلو صوت عمال حلوان للمطالبة بحقوقهم في مواجهة الشركات الأجنبية ،حيث دخل عمال أسمنت حلوان- 1300 عامل- في اعتصام منذ أمس احتجاجا …
More than 20,000 textile workers in Ghazl el-Mahalla have been on strike since last Thursday 7am, protesting the refusal of the management to pay them their share of profits for the last two months. Despite security threats and intimidation, the workers are continuing their occupation. I spoke with a Socialist activist who was present at …
Fifty two civil servants and workers are currently on a sit-in at the Ain Shams University Campus, after the administration’s decision to cut down their basic monthly salary from LE220 (US$38) to LE134 (US$23.3), according to Kefaya’s website. The workers tried without success to meet the university’s dean, so they went on strike, and are …