IFFCO Egypt union leaders acquitted of criminal charges face retrial
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- Published on Thursday, 30 March 2017 20:45
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IFFCO Egypt union leaders acquitted of criminal charges face retrial
Workers at the IFFCO edible oils factory in Suez, Egypt are fighting to defend their union against employer brutality and government repression. Towards the end of 2016, the union formally requested a customary end-of-year salary adjustment to help offset runaway inflation. On December 26 workers were informed that money had been allocated, but the bulk of it would be distributed to management, with workers receiving little. Local management rejected the union’s request for formal negotiations to discuss distribution of the salary adjustment, prompting the union to organize a peaceful protest and declare its intention to hold a strike. On December 29, police raided the homes of the union president and general secretary and four other workers. And on January 3, police stormed the factory and arrested 13 striking workers. On January 29 the workers were all acquitted in a Suez court of 'inciting' a strike, but the prosecution has appealed the decision and the workers will be tried again. Fifteen IFFCO workers including the union President and General Secretary are barred from returning to work and union members are under pressure to ‘resign’.The IFFCO workers need your support - CLICK HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE COMPANY AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF EGYPT. It is now more urgent than ever to support workers in Egypt fighting to preserve the space for independent organization they struggled for in the democratic upsurge which toppled Mubarak. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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