Egypt: ITUC calls on the Higher Military Council to respect trade union rights
28 Feb 2011
Clear risk that trade union rights will continue to be denied in Egypt
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has expressed deep concern over statements attributed to the new Minister of Manpower in Egypt, Ismail Fahmy, that "the issue of trade union rights is kept on hold until such a time that the labour code is revised... and that the ministry will continue to work closely with ETUF and its President Hussein Megawer". Fahmy is the former treasurer of ETUF (Egyptian Trade Union Federation), the national centre controlled by the Mubarak regime.
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