Workers from Tanta Flax and Oils Company, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

Workers from Tanta Flax and Oils Company, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

A worker from Tanta Flax and Oils Company, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

A worker from Tanta Flax and Oils Company, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

Khaled Ali, labor lawyer and director of Egyptian Center for Social and Economic Rights, making his opening statement in court today. The Tanta Flax and Oils Company, were at the State Council in Dokki, Giza, demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

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.

Gamal Osman, Democratic Workers Party member and one of the Tanta Flax and Oils Company protest leaders, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.

A worker from Tanta Flax and Oils Company, attending a court session at the State Council in Dokki, Giza. Workers are demanding the re-nationalization of their privatized firm. The case has been adjourned to 4 July.