The struggle of workers in Mahalla for decent pay and the right to organise and strike has touched a chord with trade unionists around the world. Within hours of the launch of our solidarity statement, messages of support have come in from trade unionist activists and leaders in New Zealand, the UK, the USA and…
A dozen leading UK trade unionists released a statement today condemning the latest attacks on workers’ rights in Egypt. Members of the national executive committees of the university workers’ union UCU, civil servants’ union PCS and the National Union of Teachers were joined by Bakers and Food workers’ union president Ian Hodson in a protest…
Workers from Alexandria Shipyard will be forced to wait another month to find out the verdict in their trial before a military court on charges of “incitement to strike” and “refraining from work”. Military judges in Alexandria once again postponed the hearing in their trial until 18 October. Twenty-six workers from the shipyard are on…
Leaders of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) added their voices to the worldwide condemnation of the military trial of Alexandria Shipyard workers with a statement published on Friday. The verdict in the trial is expected on Sunday, and the 26 workers could face 3 years in jail. KCTU Acting President Choi Jong Jin…
Workers at the Alexandria Shipyard Company have been victimised and dragged before a military court for standing up for their rights at work, but a growing solidarity movement is putting the generals under pressure, Hisham Fouad reports from Egypt The Alexandria Shipyard Company is located in Alexandria governorate, the second biggest Egyptian city and one…
Join the international day of action in solidarity with Alexandria Shipyard workers this Thursday On 18 September, 26 workers from Alexandria Shipyard will find out the verdict in their military trial. Around half of them have been detained in appalling conditions in Alexandria’s overcrowded and filthy police station cells since May, when they were arrested…
Leading trade unionists from the port cities of Portsmouth, home to some of the UK’s historic naval dockyards, and Piraeus in Greece are backing the campaign in solidarity with the Alexandria Shipyard workers in the run up to their military court hearing on 18 September. A group of 26 workers from the Shipyard have been…
