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Mansoura-España crisis updates

Posted on 20/06/200707/02/2021 By 3arabawy

The interrogation of the six Mansoura-España workers, accused of instigating a strike, ended yesterday, but no decision has been announced by the company management.

Today, Ahmad Nour, the company’s security chief, tried to evict trade unionist Mohsen el-Sha’er out of the factory, after the company fired him and five women workers four days ago. But Mohsen refused the order. The five women workers are also inside the factory, refusing to leave.

As time of writing a trade unionist delegation is at the People’s Assembly in Cairo, negotiating with Labor Ministry, bank management, and General Federation officials.

Labor struggles in June

Posted on 19/06/200707/02/2021 By 3arabawy

The Egyptian Workers and Trade Unions Watch issued two (Arabic) reports with two case studies of workers’ struggles in June.

The first report is on the fight for job contracts by the government workers. And the second report is on the Mansoura-España Garments Company occupation.

More on the Wal-Mart-Mansoura-España link

Posted on 19/06/200707/02/2021 By 3arabawy

I received a query from a reader asking for more details about the Wal-Mart-Mansoura-España connection.

According to a source at Mansoura-España, Wal-Mart was a client from at least 2003 to 2006. There are no figures available yet, but Wal-Mart orders, according to the source, used to be given to Misr Garments Company and the Giza Spinning and Weaving Company, which in turn used to subcontract the Mansoura-España for the job. Wal-Mart used to send US “inspectors” to the Mansoura-España to monitor “quality,” which means Wal-Mart was well aware of the abusive working conditions of the (largely female) labor force in the Talkha factory. The last shipment of shirts sent out from the factory to Wal-Mart was in 2006. There is no exact date available yet, but I’m told the factory worked on this shipment roughly from Feb to June 2006.