Tag: workers

Overheard in Mahalla

Posted on 02/04/200805/02/2021 By 3arabawy

A Mahalla male activist describing the role of the women in the past strikes and the upcoming 6 April strike: … so these ladies…
A Mahalla female activist interrupting: Don’t call us ladies! we are workers and we are proud of it. we work in the factory, we work at home and we work in the farm, we are workers!

Egypt’s bread crisis

Posted on 02/04/200830/12/2020 By 3arabawy

Via Ursula:

Industrial action updates

Posted on 02/04/200812/01/2021 By 3arabawy

120 workers at one of the Helwan cement companies staged a sit-in Tuesday demanding an increase in their profit shares.

Also, 300 workers at the privately owned Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Company, south of Cairo in Al-Ma’ssara, went on strike demanding their profit shares and social bonuses.