Introduction:
The Labor and Social Movements Monitoring Center has documented 15 protests that took place during the first half of February 2021. These protests are divided into: 9 social protests and 6 labor protests.
The reporting period witnessed the demolishing of many of Cairo’s historical landmarks on the pretext of development.
The forms of protests varied as they include (strike, sit-ins, signature campaigns, and protest vigils), as follows:
The details of labor protests can be summed up as follows:
| Governorate | Type of protest | Governorate |
| Cairo | Collective complaint | Siegwart company’s workers complaining about the company’s administration’s non-disbursement of profit |
| Cairo-Helwan | Sit-in | Iron and Steel workers continue their sit-in protesting against the decision to sell and liquidate the factory |
| Alexandria | A complaint with the Labor Office | Alexandria Spinning Company workers filed complaints against the company’s administration to reject their dismissal from work |
| Cairo | Signature campaign | Abassyia Hospital doctors protesting against the decision to sell the hospital’s land for investment |
| Kafr Al-Sheikh | Collective complaints | The Bar Association branch of Kafr El Sheikh protesting the decision to freeze the association’s funds in banks |
| Cairo | Boycotting elections | Lawyers Syndicate members boycotting the syndicate’s sub-elections after it was decided to hold the elections in facilities other than courts |
The details of social protests can be summed up as follows:
| Governorate | Kind of protest | Details of protest |
| Minya | Suicide | A baker committing suicide in Minya due to the accumulation of debts |
| Giza | Strike | Swimming coaches staging a strike in Zamalek club for the non-disbursement of their late dues |
| Red Sea | Sit-in | A protest vigil applicants to purchase housing units/ chalets at Coronado village protesting against “Shades” company |
| Cairo | Collective Complaints | A collective complaint filed by the “local administration” deputies against the minister with regard to the garbage issue |
| Cairo | Collective Complaints | The Society of Egyptian Architects collecting signatures regarding the Basilica |
| Cairo | Blocking off roads | A group of people blocking the highway in memory of the martyrs of the Port Said massacre |
| Menoufia- Shebin Al-Kom | Gathering | Dozens gathered in front of Al-Ramad Hospital in Shebin El-Kom protesting against the closure of the hospital |
| Menoufia- Tala | Collective Complaints | Residents of Sheikh Shehata village in Tala Center complaining about the lack of services and facilities in the village |
| Giza- Tersa | Collective Complaints | Tersa residents are protesting against the governor’s policy of demolishing licensed homes |
The labor protesting sectors:
The sector of those working in the business Sector topped the labor protesting sectors list with 3 protests, followed by Lawyers Sector with 2 protests, then by the Health Sector with one protest.
The social protesting sectors:
The Residents and Residential neighborhoods Sector topped the social protesting sectors list with 6 protests, followed by the Sports Sector with only 2 protests, and then by the Health Sector with one protest.
The geographical distribution of labor protests:
| Governorate | Number of protests |
| Cairo | 4 |
| Alexandria | 1 |
| Kafr al-Sheikh | 1 |
The geographical distribution of social protests:
| Governorate | Number of protests |
| Cairo | 3 |
| Giza | 2 |
| Menoufia | 2 |
| Minya | 1 |
| Red Sea | 1 |
