Mauritania passes anti-slavery law
MAURITANIA— Mauritanian Parliament has passed a new anti-slavery law that criminalizes 10 forms of slavery. The new law that comprises
Building Under-construction Collapse In Saudi Arabia; five injured
SAUDI ARABYA— Five workers were injured after a building collapsed during construction in Saudi Arabia. Only one of them was
Ceramica Verdi workers protest against laying off their colleagues
EGYPT— Ceramica Verdi workers protested on Saturday against laying off 15 of their colleagues, in result of calling for their
Delay in disbursing salaries hit Mauritanian workers hard
MAURITANIA— Public sector workers in Mauritania expressed their anger over the delay in disbursing their salaries, noting that this is
Oman Workers union confirms settling demands of 80 workers
OMAN— Oman General labour federation settled the dispute between the management and workers of the WJ Towell company ending the
Algerian lawyer transferred to hospital after embarking on hunger strike
ALGERIA—Lawyer Suad Saadoun who has been on hunger strike for long time was transferred to hospital by the civil protection
Protest movement at the Algerian financial sector
ALGERIA – Members of the National Federation of Workers at the financial sector, affiliated to the National Bureau of the
Employers frame-up charges against workers
EGYPT- Trade Union leaders said there has been an increase in number of cases that involve chasing laborers and detain
Workers at a company in Al-Sokhna Port staged a strike
EGYPT- Workers at a company in al-Sukhna Port in Suez staged an indefinite strike inside the port following a partial
Amending Egyptian labor laws
EGYPT- Egyptian Trade Union Federation’s (ETUF) Vice President and president of Local Federation in Helwan workers“Magdy El-Badri” emphasized that trade
Trade Unions: democratic society to confront terrorism
TUNISIA- The ATUC deemed that building free and democratic societies is cornerstone in face of terrorism that target Arab peoples
Egypt: Lenin Group dismisses a worker from participating in an ILO workshop
EGYPT- Without prior notice, management of Lenin Group for Furniture Co. dismissed labor leader, Mohammed Hassan Abu al-Yazidi, claiming that