Egypt: Strike by “Arab Contractors” workers on Monorail project over wage disparities and calls for equality and transparency

04/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 30, 2024   Workers on the “Monorail – Suspended Electric Train” project in New Cairo, employed by the Arab Contractors […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes strike by Techno Tex workers in 15 May city, urges ministry of manpower to intervene

03/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 30, 2024   Workers at Techno Tex, a ready-made garments company located 35 km from Cairo, have gone on strike. […]

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Egypt: Strike by Volga Shoe Company workers in Ismailia amid calls for management to address employee demands

02/07/2024

Press release Geneva – June 30, 2024   Workers at Volga International, a leather shoe manufacturing company located in the industrial zone of Ismailia, have […]

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Egypt: Committee for Justice issues Labor Justice Bulletin for March and April 2024

27/06/2024

The Committee for Justice has issued its Labor Justice Bulletin for the period (March and April 2024), which tracks political and economic developments in Egypt […]

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Egypt: CFJ expresses solidarity with “Al-Wafd” journalists’ sit-in, calls for formal employment contracts with them

10/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 8, 2024   A group of 21 young journalists, part of the 2023 hiring cohort at Egypt’s Al-Wafd party newspaper, […]

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Egypt: CFJ observes protest by employees dismissed due to drug testing law, calls for suspension and review of law

29/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 28, 2024   Former employees in Egypt, dismissed under drug testing regulations, staged a protest on Sunday, May 18, 2024, […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects termination of Minya Water Company employees’ contracts, calls for reinstatement and positive dialogue

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The administration of Minya Water Company recently terminated the contracts of five employees who participated in a […]

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Egypt: CFJ supports Asyut Water Company employees in their protest for permanent employment and minimum wage

21/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 21, 2024   The protests of commission-based collection officers and meter readers at subsidiary water companies under the Egyptian Holding […]

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Tunisia: CFJ condemns detention order against labor activist Mohammed Al-Zaydi due to his views and calls for its cancellation

17/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 14, 2024   Political activist and labor rights defender in Tunisia, Mohammed Walid Al-Zaydi, has announced a judicial order from […]

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Egypt: CFJ rejects arrest and disappearance of labor activist Shadi Mohamed, demands clarity on his fate and immediate release

03/05/2024

Press release Geneva – May 1, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned the Egyptian security forces for arresting labor activist Shadi Mohamed […]

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Egypt: CFJ Denounces Security Interference with Giza Water Company Employees Following Protest

02/05/2024

Press release Geneva – April 29, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned recent interventions by security forces against employees of the Giza […]

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Egypt: Nine incidents of strike action and 11 workers deaths in January and February, says CFJ

01/05/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) issued its Labor Justice bulletin for January and February 2024, in which it monitored the political and economic developments in […]

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Egypt: CFJ condemns the arrest of labor activist Ahmed Abdel Fattah and terrorism charges against him

30/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 28, 2024   The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored the arrest of Ahmed Abdel Fattah Yahya, an assistant secretary-general […]

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Egypt: CFJ report sheds light on crackdown on labour protests in 2023

29/04/2024

The Committee for Justice has issued its first qualitative report as part of the Labor Justice project, titled “Security Intervention in Labor Protests”. The report […]

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Egypt: CFJ monitors employees at Aswan Water Company holding a protest for fair employment contracts

25/04/2024

Press release Geneva – April 21, 2024   Employees at the Aswan Water and Sanitation Company organized a protest on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, demanding […]

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