Montag, 24. September 2007

Ghazl el-Mahalla Workers on Strike إضراب عمال غزل المحلة


Ghazl el-Mahalla is a huge company and located in the Nile Delta - el-Mahalla is the center of the Egyptian textile Industry with
more than 20.000 workers - their demands:

1 - Impeaching the company board chairman
2 - Impeaching the Factory Union Committee officials
3 - Linking the monthly incentives to a fixed percentage of the monthly basic salary
4 - Increasing the food allowance to match in the increase in prices
5 - Raising the salaries to match the increase in prices
6- Paying the workers 130-day as part of their annual share of profits
7 - Solving the transportation crisis
8 - Paying the workers housing allowances

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