Hossam el-Hamalawy
The United Bank continues its crackdown on the Mansoura-España Garments Company workers.
The management sacked today trade unionist Mohsen el-Shae’r, and five women workers: Soua’d Mamdouh, Soua’d Salama, Sabreen Sabri, Hoda Said, and Nermin Abbas, accusing them of agitating for a strike.
The workers’ names were reported to the Talkha Police Station, together with 15 other names of workers the company is accusing of instigating the current industrial action.
I thought some of you might be interested to know that Wal-Mart was one of clients of the Mansoura-España Garments Company.
Bad news…
Ali el-Sayyed Nour, a 45-year-old Azharite teacher, was heading in the morning to the Mansoura-España Garments factory, to bring breakfast to his wife Aida Ahmad Abdel Ghani, who’s been part of the women strikers occupying the factory since 21 April. He was hit by a train and died.
My condolences go to Aida and her fellow workers.