Labor
strikes and other workers protests
continued across Egypt
Al-Masry
Al-Youm, Cairo, 06/09/11
Protesting for a realistic minimum
wage
Temporary
workers of the cities of Toukh and Al–Qanater public
cleaning authorities staged a vigil before the cabinet
building to demand better wages and permanent contracts.
They were joined by employees of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities who had the same demands.
Meanwhile,
more than 2000 temporary workers of the Ministry of
Agriculture’s mechanization department also staged
protests demanding permanent contracts. Minister of
Agriculture Salah Youssef rejected their demands. “You
will not twist my arm,” he told them.
Also,
temporary workers of the military production factories
protested before their ministry building to demand permanent
contracts.
In
Daqahliya, hundreds of fishermen staged protests before the
governor’s office. They say Lake Manzala is so polluted
that they are unable to fish in it.
In
Mansoura, 2000 workers of the Misr Oil and Soap Factory
stopped all production lines and requested higher bonuses.
Their counterparts in the Zagazig branch joined them to
express solidarity.
Also
in Zagazig, temporary workers of the irrigation directorate
staged protests demanding permanent contracts. In Ismailia,
temporary workers of the Fayed city council protested for
the same purpose.
In
Luxor, workers at the butane gas factory demanded higher
wages and better working conditions, while in Sohag, workers
of the Milling Company also staged protests for the same
reason.
Workers from the High Dam Electrical
and Industrial Co. staged protests
Sep
03, 2011.– Labor strikes and other single–issue protests
continued across Egypt on Monday, with students and
employees from various state–run bodies demanding
institutional changes and improvements in working conditions.
Workers
from the High Dam Electrical and Industrial Company staged
protests before the Council of Ministers in Cairo, demanding
better wages. Meanwhile, law school graduates demonstrated
before the Supreme Court, protesting against nepotism within
the judicial system.
Workers
of the General Electrical Projects Company also staged
protests, requesting the Ministry of Electricity cancel the
privatization of the company and retain its ownership. In
Alexandria, 500 workers from 36 state–owned bakeries held
demonstrations to demand better wages.
In
Beheira, residents of Edku blocked the village highway in
protest at the government fencing off some 125 acres of land
with barbed wire, in preparation for its allocation to
British Petroleum for the construction of a gas facility.
The armed forces removed the wire from the site, after which
the residents assaulted the headquarters of the company. The
residents say the factory is hazardous to the environment.
Meanwhile,
in several other governorates, Egypt Post employees
continued their strike, and refused to disburse pensions to
the senior citizens who were queueing outside post office
branches. Assistant Finance Minister for Social Security
Mohamed Moeit said the money has already been transferred to
Egypt Post for dibursal. “It is too late for us to provide
alternative means to disburse that money,” he said.
He
added that Egypt Post officials told him they would send
mobile ATM machines to the locations where strikes are
taking place in order to help pensioners draw their pensions.
“This is too risky, as the money could be stolen, given
the lack of security in the streets,” he warned.
The
Egypt Post employees are demanding the resignation of their
chairman and the transformation of the postal authority into
a financial institution rather than a service provider.
Other demands included better salaries and bonuses, and the
establishment of Saturday as a paid holiday like in other
government institutions.
Medinat Sadat workers strike
Jun
05, 2011.– Workers of EgyptAir Ground Services Company on
Wednesday went on a partial strike at Cairo Airport, serving
only five flights per hour out of ten. They demand better
salaries and bonuses.
Employees
of the Urban Communities Authority, meanwhile, staged
protests, demanding the dismissal of Housing Minister Fathy
al–Baradei and other leaders they called corrupt.
Workers
of the privatized General Company for Electrical Projects
also staged protests, demanding that the ownership of the
company return to the Ministry of Electricity.
Temporary
teachers of Gamal Abdel Nasser experimental schools held
demonstrations, demanding permanent contracts, and those at
Sharm el–Sheikh Hospital demanded the same.
In
Alexandria, employees of the Environment Control Authority
demanded better salaries.
In
Suez, workers of Misr–Iran Spinning and Weaving Company
protested for better incentives, while in Damietta,
residents protested for the removal of petrochemical factory.
In
Daqahlia, workers at the Oil and Soap Company continued to
strike for the third day in a row to demand better wages,
while in Sharqiya, workers of the Mercedes Benz Company
staged protests against increased working hours – by an
hour and a half per day – to increase production.
Preachers
in Beni Suef also staged protests for better salaries, while
in Minya, residents of the Beni Gafez Village blocked the
Cairo–Aswan highway after a villager was hit by a car.
Workers start Ramadan with labor
protests in key cities
Aug
01, 2011.– The first day of Ramadan saw a continuation of
industrial action in various sectors around the country,
with protests reports in Cairo, Alexandria and Minya.
In
Cairo, workers of the National Distribution Company called
for the removal of the company’s president for impeding
production.
“The
man stopped the supply of raw materials,” said Nabil
Farouq, a protester. “We sit around all day without any
work.”
In
Alexandria, temporary teachers staged demonstrations,
demanding permanent contracts with the Ministry of Education.
In
the city of Minya, state television workers staged protests
demanding better wages and working conditions.
Labor protests block streets in three
Egyptian cities
Labor
protests calling for better financial conditions continued
in several cities on Sunday, with demonstrators blocking
main roads in Assiut, Luxor and Cairo.
In
Assiut, farmers blocked the Assiut–Cairo highway,
protesting against increased fertilizer prices. They clashed
with police and pelted them with stones, forcing them to
withdraw from the area.
In
Luxor, residents blocked the Luxor–Aswan highway,
protesting against the local authorities cutting off
utilities from their homes, while Governor Khaled Fouda said
their houses were unlicensed.
Meanwhile,
in Cairo, workers from the Egyptian Radio and Television
Union staged protests on the Maspiro Corniche, demanding
better wages and the dismissal of Information Minister Osama
Heikal.
Sugar factory
workers protest in Naga Hammadi
Jul
05, 2011.– More than 3000 workers of the Nagaa Hammadi
Sugar Factory went on an open–ended strike on Tuesday
to demand better wages and working conditions,
accusing the management of ignoring their demands.
The
workers are demanding a monthly bonus of 200 percent of
their basic salaries, the payment of hazard allowances and
the appointment of workers with temporary contracts.
Meanwhile, in 6th of
October City, 200 workers at the Swiss Company for Stainless
Steel Sinks also went on strike, demanding wage increases
and more bonuses.
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