Egypt: “Social justice needs a workers’ revolution”
Workers’ leaders headed a march of thousands from Shubra in northern Cairo towards Tahrir Square as part of protests marking the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on 25 January. The...
View ArticleEgypt: “We want to work … we want decent wages … we want free unions”
Translation of joint statement calling for protests to mark May Day 2013 (picture of May Day protest 2012 by Gigi Ibrahim via Flickr) Workers have been coming out every day for years to demand their...
View ArticleEgypt: ‘Workers are stronger than the attacks of the regime’
Hind Abdel Gawad, a trade unionist and revolutionary activist from Zagazig in Sharqiyya province, Egypt, talks about the challenges facing the workers’ movement in Egypt in a video message for...
View ArticleTurkey: Egyptian independent unions’ message in solidarity with protests...
Cairo: 5th June 2013 Solidarity Declaration from the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions to the workers of Turkey...
View ArticleEgypt: Bread distribution workers speak out
MENA Solidarity spoke to Abeer Ashour, President of the Union of Bread Sellers and Producers in Suez during a recent visit to Egypt. Abeer sells the flat, round loaves which form a crucial part of the...
View ArticleEgypt: joint statement –‘together we will bring down the regime’
Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, the Permanent Congress of Workers in Alexandria, the Revolutionary Socialists, Rebel Movement, the Egyptian Centre for Social and Economic Rights...
View ArticleEgypt: Korean unions’ message to Egyptian workers “our struggle is your...
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions 14th Fl. Kyunghyang-shinmunsa Bldg., 22 Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-702, Korea Tel.: +82-2-2670-9118 Fax: +82-2-2635-1134 E-mail: inter@kctu.org July 1, 2013 Re:...
View ArticleEgypt: Army’s call to crush terrorism divides revolutionaries
Egyptian Army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s call for massive protests against terrorism on 26 July has won wide support with many independent unions endorsing the demonstrations. The April 6 Youth...
View ArticleEgypt: “Do not let the army fool you”– independent union leader speaks out
Statement from Fatma Ramadan, member of the Executive Committee of the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions – original Arabic here Thanks to Sara Ajlyakin for the translation, edited by...
View ArticleUK: Solidarity from Cairo water workers for Higher Education pay strike
Solidarity from the Cairo Water Company Workers’ Union for the UCU / Unite / UNISON strike on 31 October: “The Independent union of workers in the Cairo Drinking Water Company declares its solidarity...
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