A number of leaders of the General Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions announced their support of the political leadership to make the constitutional amendments.
They stressed that “these amendments are in line with the requirements of the current stage and the aspirations of the Egyptian workers for a decent life and a better future”. They emphasized their support for "the continuing achievement of stability and economic progress in the country, women's issues and all the political reforms to support the country's reform and development process."
Among them are MP Mohamed Wahballah, the Secretary General of the General Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions, Aida Mohieddin Abubakar, the Deputy Secretary of Women and Children's Federation of Egyptian Worker’s Union, Hisham Farouk, Abdel Fattah Fikri, Mohamed Jobran, Abbas Saber, the Secretary General of the Local Federation of Qalioubia Workers, and the trade union leaders in various companies and entities at the governorate level.
This comes amid great controversy over the constitutional amendments, which are intended to be introduced by the Egyptian parliament, which were originally introduced by Egypt’s support coalition, the parliamentary majority, including the extension of the presidency term to six years instead of four, with a transitional clause that allows only President Abdel Fattah Sisi to be a candidature, after the end of his current mandate in 2022.
The amendments also include the appointment of more than one vice president, the re-formulation and deepening of the army role, the appointment of the Minister of Defence after the approval of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and the abolition of the national authority for both the media and the press.
The Egyptian trade unions’ observers consider that the position of the Egyptian Workers' Union was not surprising and it was originally established to support always the existing regime.
The Egyptian worker’s union’s fate# is to be always #a pro-regime
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