Introduction 

Eight social and labor protests took place in the second half of July 2021, three of which are labor and five are social. 

One of the main reasons behind organizing the labor protests during the reporting period is: the failure to implement Presidential Decree No. 69 of 2021 “the periodic bonus for those who are addressed in the Civil Service Law,” which have aroused the anger and discontent of workers and prompted them to express and demonstrate their anger in more than one form; such as labor strike, sit-in or collective complaint. For example, more than 2,000 workers in the Lord Factory for Razors and Blades in Alexandria went on strike in protest against the administration’s decision to deduct from their salary along with the non-implementation of incentives and grants on holidays and occasions.

Following is the details: 

First: Labor and social protests:

Kind of protests Number of protests The protesting sector The geographical region Details of the protest
Strike 1 Sector of those working in the private sector Alexandria – Al-Amiryia More than 2,000 workers at Lord’s Factory for Razors and Blades in Alexandria went on strike in protest against the administration’s deduction from their salaries and the non-disbursement of incentives and grants on holidays and special occasions.
Sit-in 1 Spinning and weaving workers sector Alexandria – Apis Workers at Baby Coca clothing company staged a sit-in in protest against the non-disbursement of their financial dues.
Collective complaint 1 Sectors of those working the tourism hotels Luxor Employees at Aracan Eatabe Luxor Hotel, along with floating hotels “Shahryar – and Sheherazade – and Neftis “and the marinas/harbors of the Maamoura Development and Toursim Company filed a collective complaint protesting the non-implementation of the 2021 bonus decision.

 

Second: Social protests

Kind of protests Number of protests The protesting sector The geographical region Details of the protest
Suicide 1 Residents and residential neighborhoods Giza – Talbyia A young man committed suicide for passing through a financial crisis
Suicide 1 Residents and residential neighborhoods Sharqyia- 10th of Ramadan A citizen committed suicide due to a financial hardship
Suicide 1 Residents and residential neighborhoods Giza – Badrashin An elderly person committed suicide due to the accumulation of debts.
Protest vigil 1 Residents and residential neighborhoods Aswan – Edfu The family of the student Ali Nasser Bastawy, 17, who drowned in the Nile waters in Edfu, north of Aswan Governorate, organized a   protest vigil after they became impatient for the fact that the body of their son who drowned 20 days ago hasn’t to appear.
Protest vigil 1 Residents and residential neighborhoods Marsa Matrouh- Amwaj Tourist Village The owners of Amwaj village in Matrouh organized a protest against the deterioration of the general maintenance of the resort