Hossam el-Hamalawy
Moufid Shehab, the Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, according to El-Badeel, admits:
The law in Egypt bans strikes, and this is against the international treaties we signed. But strikes must have regulations so as not to affect the vital state facilities. There are sectors where strikes should not be allowed.
We need to remember, every single strike that took place in the country, from December 2006 till today is “illegal” according to Mubarak’s laws.
Translation via Per:
El-Badeel today published some statistics from the Land Center from Human Rights: During 2008 a total of 609 industrial actions occurred in Egypt, including 122 strikes. This is slightly less than 2007 but still far more than previous years. The true number of protests might be higher, since these numbers are based mainly on protests actually reported by media.
Resources on the Egyptian labor movement could be found in this Diigo group.