The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the renewal of protests by workers of the Cairo Drinking Water and Wastewater Company in recent days, as employees organized protest vigils at several major stations to demand the inclusion of allowances that workers say have remained unpaid since 2016. The protests coincided with the reported summoning of five workers by the National Security Agency of the Ministry of Interior due to their participation in the demonstrations, according to statements from workers involved in the protests.
According to the workers, the renewed protests followed the absence of tangible results from the committee that the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater announced in June 2026 to examine the legal, administrative, and financial aspects of the dispute concerning the incorporation of the allowances. Workers also cited what they described as the company management’s failure to respond adequately to their demands.
The workers stressed that the incorporation of the allowances remains their primary demand due to its direct impact on their net wages, particularly amid rising living costs and increasing economic pressures.
The Committee for Justice emphasized that workers have the right to peaceful protest and to express their professional and labor-related demands. CFJ called for clarification regarding the reasons for the summoning of the five workers and urged that no punitive measures be taken against participants in the peaceful protests on account of their involvement.
The Committee further called for addressing workers’ demands through lawful mechanisms and a serious and constructive dialogue that guarantees their employment rights and contributes to a fair resolution of the dispute.