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Egypt The Mahalla textile strike - interview with Ahmad Badawy [LabourStart Podcasts] 03-04-2024
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This month in labour history
1-04-1882 Charcoal workers on the Suez Canal went on strike, in the first recorded strike in the modern history of the country. [more]
6-04-2008 Textile workers in Mahalla strike, kicking-off the revolution against the Mubarak regime. [more]
21-04-2007 150 garment workers, mostly women, occupied the Mansoura-España textile factory in Egypt against job losses and unpaid wages. The workers held out for 2 months against bosses and the 'official' union, winning concessions. [more]