Egipto - Security forces stormed the sit-in of security workers at Tourah Cement Company and arrested 22 workers, who were taken to the police station

Tourah Cement Company: Security forces stormed the sit-in of security workers at Tourah Cement Company and arrested 22 workers who were then taken to the police station and charged with incitement to strike. They are still under arrest in the prison in Helwan.

They case is very important, as it is an example of what temporary workers face. They work for a sub-contractor with low salaries. Based on Article 79 of the Labour Law, a year ago there was a final verdict which ruled that the workers have the right to a permanent employment contract. Because the workers depend on their service period, they demanded to have permanent contracts; the administration then decided to move them all to another sub-contractor to drop their service period. The workers therefore went on strike for about two months («55 days») till the special forces forcibly stopped the strike, arresting 32 of the striking workers.

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