Egypt -Hard times in Egypt have spurred an increase in labor unrest, even as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government has largely succeeded in quashing political demonstrations over the past two years. Rising prices, low wages and delays in salaries and bonuses have workers vowing more strikes and protests, even at the risk of a violent crackdown.
Thousands protested at a total of 493 actions in the first four months of 2016, a 25 percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to Democracy Meter, an Egyptian NGO that tracks and verifies protests using multiple sources.
The director of «democracy meters» Mohamed Adel,: « Labor tried to give el-Sissi a chance. But you can’t take away peoples’ rights and fail to fix poverty simultaneously,», he added that the actions range from work stoppages to peaceful marches and pickets Security forces have waged a relentless crackdown against the protesters , authorities banned a march on International Labour Day last month
Former President Hosni Mubarak kept a tight lid on labor unrest during most of his 30 years in power but the independent unions began holding protests in the twilight years of Mubarak’s reign, and workers assumed a major role in the 2011 uprising that ended it. Since then, organized labour has been under intense scrutiny.
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