The family of our Ismail Marzouk went yesterday to the Public Prosecutor’s office, filing a report against the British company, Blue O Two, accusing the latter of negligence and absence of industrial safety standards that led to their son’s death.
On 9 September, Ismail’s family will join a protest in Hurghada planned by the divers to call for improving work conditions and enforcing safety measures on the tourism/diving companies. Rest in peace Ismail…
El-Sayyed Mohamed el-Refai, a 59 year old who has been working at Tanta Flax and Oils Company for 41 years. He lost his eye and fractured his skull in an industrial accident in the factory in 2007. He says the privatized company management refuses to compensate him or even pay for his treatment. The workers have been staging protests over the past five years demanding the return of the company to the public sector.
Solidarity needed with the Helwan Engineering Industries factory, who are facing military tribunal for protesting lax industrial safety measures that led to the death of one of their comrades.
A protest is planned this Wednesday 12 noon, in front of the Public Prosecutor’s office in downtown Cairo.
Around 2000 workers in Helwan’s Military Factory No. 99 have held protests and assaulted the factory manager, General Mohamed Amin, following the death of one of their colleagues in an industrial accident.
The Minister of Military Production, Sayed Mesha’al rushed to the factory, and tried to calm down the workers by assuring them compensation will be paid to the worker’s family.
Strikes and protests are banned by law in military factories.
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