In conjunction with Labour Day celebrations in Egypt, workers’ strikes continued in the country against unfair payment and unorganised work regulations, in which the current period witnessed protests by workers of Telecom Egypt and Tourah Portland Cement. Their protest is part of a series of strikes seen by Egypt’s workers to call for their rights. Over the recent years, labour groups working in governmental institutions did not stop arranging rallies to call for their rights. Workers’ strikes resulted in 186 arrests and the suspension of 2,691 workers. Amnesty International published a report in conjunction with Labour Day, reporting that workers’ conditions in Egypt have yet to improve, as there are still many obstacles amid difficult economic conditions and security restrictions on general assemblies.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 15:00 UTC