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Ghazl el-Mahalla updates: 15,000 workers are taking part in the industrial action.. Numbers expected to rise… Factory under police siege… عاجل: آلاف العمال بغزل المحلة يضربون عن العمل

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It’s happening…

Around an hour and half ago, according to an activist inside the factory I’ve just called, thousands of workers at Ghazl el-Mahalla started a strike, demanding 150-day shares of annual profits, improving industrial safety, raising the monthly bonuses. The strike started by 10,000 workers, and the numbers as I’m writing have gone up to 15,000. The total labor force (divided among three daily shifts) in the factory borders 27,000. The numbers of strikers are expected to rise in the coming few hours. The factory is under police siege.

My heart and thoughts go out to the Mahalla strikers.

‘Mahalla will wake up to an earthquake in the morning’

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I was just on the phone with one of the Ghazl el-Mahalla December 2006 strike leaders, who’s involved in the current fight against the state owned management over the annual profit shares.

The managemen hasn’t replied back with any official statements yet and refuses negotiations. “Mahalla will wake up to an earthquake in the morning,” he firmly said. “We are mobilizing for industrial action at 7am.”

My heart and thoughts go out to the Mahalla workers.