Cairo: 13 November 2018
The Freedom of Expression for Workers and Social Movements program of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) launches today the Labor and Social Protests Index for the month of October 2018.
Using quantitative and qualitative monitoring and analysis, the report addresses the labor, professional and social protests that took place during October.
The program monitored during the month (60 protests), including (21 labor and professional protests) and (39 social protests).
The program said, “The month of October has witnessed 60 protests, three of them are important incidents in the Egyptian protest movement during the recent period; in terms of protest demands and the number of protesters as well as the duration of the protest period and the wide and huge support and solidarity. These protests have been staged by workers at Unionaire Group and the Egyptian Contracting Companies, in addition to the suspension of work led by lawyers in Beheira and Giza cities before the first chamber of Family Court – El Delengat. Sports sector has been also added to the protest movement with 5 labor and social protests, three of which were organized against the backdrop of a lack of financial resources. ”
Cairo topped the labor and professional protests of October followed by (Beheira and Giza), while Cairo and Giza topped the social protests followed by Alexandria.
As for the sectoral distribution of protests, the lawyers sector came at the forefront of labor and professional sectors, whereas the contracting and building/construction materials sector still occupies a leading rank for the second consecutive month. Also, committing suicide as a result of poor economic conditions alongside the education sector continue to top the social sectors forms of protest.
We also point out that the sports sector have been included in the protest movement during the month of October with 5 protests, three of them were launched due to the lack of financial resources allocated to the sector. Details are as follows:
- Two protests by football players: Telephonat Beni Suef Sporting Club’s players refrained from having their trainings to demand the payment of late dues. Players at Ghazal Shebin football club also went on a strike and didn’t participate in the trainings because of delayed payment of salaries.
- One protest in which Futsal clubs threatened to protest to complain about the federation’s lack of support for the game.
The two other protests are:
- On 16 October, dozens of people having membership issues with Baladeyet El Mahalla Sporting Club gathered at the club, after they were surprised that their membership cards were rigged and that the receipts that prove they completed their membership payment- which is an amount of 10 thousand and 200 Egyptian pounds- are not found despite passing more than two years.
- On 23 October, members of Ahly Football Club fans “Ultras Ahlawi” organized a march at El-Eishrin Street in Bulaq Dakrour district after the football match between Al-Ahly club and ES Setif of Algeria. Consequently, a force affiliated to Bulaq al-Dakrour police station intervened, arrested 10 members of “Ultras Ahlawi”, and seized the flags and banners they were holding. Six of them then appeared before the Prosecution which charged them with inciting riots. Thereafter, on 27 October, the Prosecution ordered their release on bail of 5,000 EGP.
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