Egypt textile workers suspend strike after demands partially met

Workers at Egypt’s Misr Spinning and Co. in Mahalla City suspended a strike they started last week, after the company’s board met some of their demands.

The workers, who were striking over low wages and allegations of corruption, were promised the distribution of profit-sharing payments that have been delayed since 1992, and an increase in their yearly bonuses and other benefits, Kamal el-Fayoumi, a labor activist, said today.

“The workers decided to call off the rest of the demands until after Eid,” the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of Ramadan in about a month’s time, he said.