Tag: workers

Solidarity with CTUWS

Posted on By 3arabawy

The Administrative Court will look this Tuesday 12 June, into the lawsuit filed by the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services against the Cairo Governor and the head of Helwan Municipality, demanding revoking the decrees to close down the labor rights NGO.

The CTUWS has been a target for security crackdowns after the government blamed its activists of involvement in the recent wave of workers strikes. The Center’s branch in Naga’a Hammadi was closed down on 29 March, followed by the closure of the Mahalla branch 11 April, and finally the main office in Helwan 25 April.

For more details in Arabic, to download the CTUWS press release.

Express your solidarity by showing up at the State Council (Magless el-Dawla, Located in Dokki, Giza, besides the Cairo Sheraton) 9 am on Tuesday.

Strikes in South Africa

Posted on By 3arabawy

Underground Metro drivers on strike

Posted on By 3arabawy

I’m receiving news the Underground Metro drivers are on strike, and they have assembled at Orabi Station.

I’m trying to confirm the news now…

UPDATE: Three minutes after I posted the above, I was in my car ready to take off to Ramses Sq to check the strike, and that’s when a friend called in to say the strike was suspended and the trains are running again, so I walked back home to update the posting. I’m still trying to find out exactly what happened.. but the initial reports are saying that a driver was injured, and there was a delay in his transfer to the hospital. So the drivers went on strike, and stood on the rails, in front of the trains to block their movement. The strike lasted something between 15 to 30 mins, till the ambulance arrived. I’ll update the posting when I receive more information.