(MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) The Ministry of Labour ordered the head of the labour force in Ismailia to negotiate with the administration of a garment company in the Free Zone of Investment in the province to disperse the sit-in of 265 workers and give them their late payments. Following the negotiations with workers, the company paid salaries for April to the workers and granted workers paid vacation until the end of May. The Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) reported in December 2016 that around 1,736 protests related to social and economic issues took place, in which protests by labour movements were the most frequent and continuous. Prices of most products, including essential goods, increased in a very short period, which heavily impacted low-income citizens. Over recent years, labour groups working in governmental institutions did not stop arranging rallies to call for their rights.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 25, 2017 05:19 UTC