Egypt: (1600) workers dismissed from a contracting company

Egypt – A number of workers of Mukhtar” Contracting and Investment company in Sohag demanded the change of the current the Director of the company; because he dismissed more than 1600 workers who have been working in this company for more than 20 years. One of the workers said that the owner of the company is in the process of establishing a new company, making a plan to liquidate the current company, we have been working for 20 years here and he wants us out just like this”, he said. A number of workers were surprised by the termination of their contracts. Ibrahim Thabet, a worker, confirmed that he has been working for 10 years in this company, he says that his dismissal will affect his family stressing that they decided not to leave the street until they return to work. Workers appealed to President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, to intervene quickly and save them and their families from displacement.