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Ghazl el-Mahalla on STRIKE!

Posted on 27/09/200704/02/2021 By 3arabawy

Journalist Liam Stack of the Daily Star Egypt traveled to Mahalla yesterday. Here are some pix he took of the fourth day of Ghazl el-Mahalla strike:

Liam writes: "This man, who was afraid to give us his name, says they are not paid enough to cover expenses like rent, utilities, groceries, school fees and medicine. If there is an illness or wedding in the family, or a holiday, working families in Mahalla may face financial ruin."

Liam writes: " 27,000 workers are participating in the strike, which is the second to shut down the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in the last 10 months. They say the company is corrupt and that neither management nor the government had fulfilled promises they made after the last strike."

Mahalla Updates

Posted on 27/09/200729/03/2015 By 3arabawy

I’ve spoken with a Socialist activist inside the factory. There’s a delegation of NDP MPs already in the factory now to make some offer.

No more details yet, but I can hear strong chants in the background from the workers, songs, drum beats.

Mahalla updates: Mubarak’s envoy to negotiate with the strikers

Posted on 27/09/200714/01/2021 By 3arabawy

According to an activist stationed in the factory, an envoy from President Mubarak, accompanied by four Members of Parliament are on their way to the factory to negotiate with the strikers.

UPDATE: No envoys from Mubarak. The workers were told instead that a delegation from Mubarak’s National Democratic Party MPs and from the General Union would come to negotiate.

According to two labor activists inside the company I spoke with, if a settlement is not reached tonight, then Friday will be a HOT day of mass demonstrations, as the mood of defiance is only on the rise.

Also keep your eyes on Kafr el-Dawar, my sources tell me it’s likely there’ll be a solidarity strike in less than a week.