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Civil society groups denounce govt assault

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Human rights and civil society activists held a press conference yesterday Monday, to denounce government crackdown on the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services, and to launch a campaign for the right to organize freely away from the regime’s severe restrictions.

Kamal Abbas, director of the CTUWS كمال عباس، مدير دار الخدمات النقابية والعمالية

Tube cashiers, EgyptAir hosts to stage sit-ins tomorrow

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The Underground Metro cashiers will stage a new sit-in tomorrow Tuesday morning, at Ramses Station, demanding the improvement of their work conditions.

Also, the air-hosts working for EgyptAir will also stage a sit-in tomorrow at their association’s headquarters in Heliopolis.

Solidarity from British labor unions

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More international solidarity with Egypt’s labor activists who are currently facing the regime’s wrath. UNISON, which represents 1.4 million public service workers in Britain, has sent a letter to Mubarak, requesting the revoking of the decree to close down the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services.