The workers at Ghazl Shebeen el-Koum Textile factory are continuing their strike and sit-in for the third day on the row. Minister of Labor Aisha Abdel Hadi, coming under pressure, has come out yesterday with a statement promising to look into the workers demands, but called for ending the strike immediately. The minister’s statement was rejected by the strikers.
Check Al-Masry Al-Youm’s report here…

And here’s my previous posting, that included a phone interview with one of the strikers…





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