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February 13, 2012 -- Egypt workers organize unions, fight for wages, political rights
The workers’ movement, revolution and counter-revolution in Egypt
Thousands of workers strike for higher wages at Ghazl al-Mahalla factory
Egypt's 6 April movement continues fight for justice
Interview: “This infuriates the masses”—how Palestine and economic chaos fuel rage against Egypt’s dictatorship
Egyptian people are ‘desperate and furious’ at repressive regime
Egypt’s cauldron of revolt
Workers in Egypt strike and occupy for a pay rise
Act One of the Egyptian Revolution
Of all the startling scenes which made up Act One of the Egyptian Revolution, the events in Tahrir Square on 2 February were surely most...
Egypt's 6 April movement continues fight for justice
An Egyptian rights campaign has said it will continue its fight for justice, seven years to the day since workers' strikes that helped pave the way for 2011's...
February 13, 2012 -- Egypt workers organize unions, fight for wages, political rights
BY SETH GALINSKY Workers, farmers and women in Egypt continue taking advantage of greater opportunities to organize since the removal of...
The workers’ movement, revolution and counter-revolution in Egypt
Any attempt to understand the course of the January 2011 Egyptian Revolution must necessarily grapple with the role of the workers'...
Interview: “This infuriates the masses”—how Palestine and economic chaos fuel rage against Egypt’s dictatorship
It is 13 years since the Egyptian Revolution removed dictator Hosni Mubarak and initiated over two years of continuous workers' struggles...
Egyptian people are ‘desperate and furious’ at repressive regime
Will the slaughter in Gaza, and economic crisis at home, see Egypt rise against the al-Sisi regime? Phil Marfleet writes from Cairo.
Egypt’s cauldron of revolt
In the sprawling factories of Mahalla el-Kubra, an industrial town a few hours north of Cairo, lies what many say is the heart of the...
Thousands of workers strike for higher wages at Ghazl al-Mahalla factory
Workers at Ghazl al-Mahalla are on strike for higher wages and fairer bonuses. Around 7,000 workers gathered on Saturday morning in the...
Workers in Egypt strike and occupy for a pay rise
Textile workers in Egypt, who hose strikes fed into the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are on strike again. This comes amid more bombing of Yemen.
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Mahalla workers' movement (Mahalla el-Kubra textile strikes)
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Series of major textile-worker strikes and protests in Mahalla el-Kubra (notably 2006–2011) over wages, working conditions and privatization catalyzed wider labor and political mobilization.