‘Historic’ verdict freezes government health insurance plans
3arabawy - Sat, 2008-09-06 04:37 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Sarah Carr brings us some good news about the fight against the privatization of the country’s health insurance system… The Administrative Court halted government plans to place Egypt’s health insurance system under the control of a profit-making company, in a judgement issued on Thursday in what a rights advocate called a “historic” verdict. The case was raised [...]
Sarah Carr brings us some good news about the fight against the privatization of the country’s health insurance system… The Administrative Court halted government plans to place Egypt’s health insurance system under the control of a profit-making company, in a judgement issued on Thursday in what a rights advocate called a “historic” verdict. The case was raised [...]
Court takes case for halt of gas export to Israel
3arabawy - Wed, 2008-09-03 05:46 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt… An Egyptian court is reviewing a petition by a group of lawyers to halt Egypt’s natural gas exports to Israel, one of the attorneys said Monday. Lawyer Ibrahim Yousri said the petitioners want to stop the deal because it involves below market gas prices of only $1.5 per British thermal unit, a [...]
From the Daily News Egypt… An Egyptian court is reviewing a petition by a group of lawyers to halt Egypt’s natural gas exports to Israel, one of the attorneys said Monday. Lawyer Ibrahim Yousri said the petitioners want to stop the deal because it involves below market gas prices of only $1.5 per British thermal unit, a [...]
Statements from the School Teachers بيانات من المعلمين
3arabawy - Tue, 2008-09-02 04:40 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
The following two statements were distributed by the teachers during their protest last Saturday… Few things I found interesting in the statements as well as the protest included: 1- The teachers were very critical of the Ministry of the Eduation and the regime in general, but also linked the malaise to the US pressures on the ME [...]
The following two statements were distributed by the teachers during their protest last Saturday… Few things I found interesting in the statements as well as the protest included: 1- The teachers were very critical of the Ministry of the Eduation and the regime in general, but also linked the malaise to the US pressures on the ME [...]
“The state of fear has broken down”
3arabawy - Mon, 2008-09-01 06:05 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
“The state of fear has broken down,” said Sayyed el-Badri of Alexandria’s Teachers’ Voice. I hear this sentence a lot in activist meetings nowadays…
“The state of fear has broken down,” said Sayyed el-Badri of Alexandria’s Teachers’ Voice. I hear this sentence a lot in activist meetings nowadays…
32 factory workers sacked after protesting dismissal of colleague, bad pay
3arabawy - Mon, 2008-09-01 04:34 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt… Thirty-two factory workers have been arbitrarily dismissed from their jobs after protesting both the dismissal of a colleague and the failure of their employers to provide pay raises to which they are entitled. Safaa Qandeel, an employee at El-Hennawy Tobacco factory, Damanhour, was dismissed following allegations that she ripped up her employment [...]
From the Daily News Egypt… Thirty-two factory workers have been arbitrarily dismissed from their jobs after protesting both the dismissal of a colleague and the failure of their employers to provide pay raises to which they are entitled. Safaa Qandeel, an employee at El-Hennawy Tobacco factory, Damanhour, was dismissed following allegations that she ripped up her employment [...]
Teachers demonstrate in downtown Cairo وقفة إحتجاجية للمعلمين ضد إختبارات “الكادر” في شارع حسين حجازي
3arabawy - Sun, 2008-08-31 04:18 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Around 30 teachers from different provinces protested Saturday afternoon in Hussein Hegazi St, in front of the ministerial cabinet building, against the Education Ministry’s assessment exam. The teachers also denounced their state-backed union, calling for the establishment of a “free syndicate.” I’ll post more pix and details about the teachers’ fight later…
Around 30 teachers from different provinces protested Saturday afternoon in Hussein Hegazi St, in front of the ministerial cabinet building, against the Education Ministry’s assessment exam. The teachers also denounced their state-backed union, calling for the establishment of a “free syndicate.” I’ll post more pix and details about the teachers’ fight later…
Cement workers stage protests south of Cairo إعتصام عمال الأسمنت في حلوان والتبين
3arabawy - Wed, 2008-08-27 21:36 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Around 1000 cement workers are currently staging two sit-ins south of Cairo in Helwan and Tebbin, demanding the 30% raise decreed by Mubarak last May, the “schools grant” (paid to workers in the fall to help them with the fees of their children schooling) and a compensation for the overtime work shifts they do. No more [...]
Around 1000 cement workers are currently staging two sit-ins south of Cairo in Helwan and Tebbin, demanding the 30% raise decreed by Mubarak last May, the “schools grant” (paid to workers in the fall to help them with the fees of their children schooling) and a compensation for the overtime work shifts they do. No more [...]
مظاهرات بمحافظات القاهرة والإسكندرية والدقهلية والبحيرة والفيوم في اليوم الأول لاختبارات الكادر
3arabawy - Tue, 2008-08-26 02:36 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Teachers staged sit-ins and demonstrations on Sunday in Cairo, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Fayoum and Minya, chanting against the state-backed Teachers’ Syndicate and the Minister of Education. Slogans included: “We want a free syndicate! Life has become tough!” [The govt's "assessment exams" torn to pieces by angry teachers in front of Helwan University. Pic by Comrade Gaber.]
Teachers staged sit-ins and demonstrations on Sunday in Cairo, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Fayoum and Minya, chanting against the state-backed Teachers’ Syndicate and the Minister of Education. Slogans included: “We want a free syndicate! Life has become tough!” [The govt's "assessment exams" torn to pieces by angry teachers in front of Helwan University. Pic by Comrade Gaber.]
“Strikes are the only means to get our rights”
3arabawy - Thu, 2008-08-21 22:24 By Hossam el-Hamalawy
Salah Abdel Salam, Daqahliya Tax Collector… All union presidents work for State Security. And all State Security (officers) serve only the regime… Egypt has turned from a welfare state to a savage capitalist state… Strikes are the only means to get our rights, as we saw in the Real Estate (Tax Collectors’ strike), Mahalla, Mansoura-España and [...]
Salah Abdel Salam, Daqahliya Tax Collector… All union presidents work for State Security. And all State Security (officers) serve only the regime… Egypt has turned from a welfare state to a savage capitalist state… Strikes are the only means to get our rights, as we saw in the Real Estate (Tax Collectors’ strike), Mahalla, Mansoura-España and [...]
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