Press Release
The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has monitored that the management of “Leoni Egypt,” a company specializing in the manufacture of electrical wiring systems for cars, has arbitrarily dismissed employee Ahmed Fathi Farouk Hussein and others.
The dismissed worker explained that the company terminated his service, along with several colleagues, without any legal justification, claiming that the decision was administrative. He pointed out that the company adopts a policy of hiring workers on daily or fixed-term contracts and then dismisses and intimidates them later.
Previous incident involving 35 workers referred for investigation:
CFJ previously recorded another incident in which the company’s management referred 35 workers from factories 2 and 3 in the industrial zone of Badr City for investigation, suspending them from work on April 4. This was due to their participation in a strike demanding salary increases.
The workers had expected to receive a holiday bonus but were instead shocked to find their attendance fingerprints removed and were informed of the investigation without receiving official notifications.
– Rejection of arbitrary measures and demands to stop them:
CFJ strongly condemns these arbitrary actions and demands their immediate cessation, calling for the reinstatement of the dismissed workers and compensation for the damages they suffered due to this unjust dismissal.
CFJ also stresses the need for the company to comply with Egyptian labor laws, which prohibit arbitrary dismissal. CFJ cites Article 69 of the Egyptian Labor Law, which states that “an employee cannot be dismissed unless they commit a grave error,” a condition that was not met in the case of the dismissed worker. Additionally, the committee emphasized that Article 122 of the same law obliges companies to compensate workers who are unjustly dismissed for the damages resulting from such illegal decisions.
Furthermore, CFJ calls on the company’s management to adhere to workers’ rights in accordance with Egyptian laws and legislation and to avoid intimidation and punitive policies that contradict fundamental workers’ rights.