The new proposed labour law is to be discussed in the Egyptian parliament in the coming period, arousing strong criticism among labour activists and movements, who rejected it on various grounds. The new draft law includes several problems, such as dividing salaries into basic and variable salaries, activist and researcher Fatma Ramadan told Daily News Egypt. Another law that caused similar disputes is the Independent Labour Unions law, which is set to be discussed by the parliament in its next legislative year, secretary of the parliament’s labour committee, Gamal Abdel Nasser, told Daily News Egypt. Defending the law, Abdel Nasser said that the committee had listened to several forces in the society, social dialogue has been made, and everyone has expressed their views about the law. However, the head of the Free Union of Egypt Workers, Ali Al-Badry, denied that he was invited to any discussion about the draft law.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 14:48 UTC