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The Egyptian labor movement has a long history of resistance, but the current repressive regime is coming down hard on independent trade union organizing.

Egypt Monday 24 May 2021, by Joel Beinin CALLING THE OCCUPATION of Tahrir and other urban squares in Egypt and the January-February 2011 ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak a “revolution” — as is common — is not a helpful characterization of the events. The terms Arab Spring and Arab Winter are even less helpful because they obscure the social struggles of the decade preceding Mubarak’s ouster, which continue today. According to the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, in the last quarter of 2020 there were 73 labor (33) and social (40) protests, including 11 strikes. [...

The army’s encroachment on the civilian economy is costing Egyptian workers dearly Workers at the Delta fertilizer company on 9 December 2020 after many long weeks of protest against the factory’s closure. (Mahmoud Hefnawy ) Share this page Workers at the Delta fertilizer company on 9 December 2020 after many long weeks of protest against the factory’s closure. (Mahmoud Hefnawy ) Their faces marked by exhaustion and sadness, thousands of Delta fertilizer company employees continue with their sit-in protest against the decision taken by the Dakahlia Governorate to close and dismantle the...