Thousands of Egypt textile workers suspend strikes

Thousands of Egyptian state textile workers suspended their strikes on Tuesday after receiving concessions in a pay dispute that brought a large part of the industry grinding to a halt last week, an activist and a worker said.

About 23,000 employees at Misr Spinning and Weaving - Egypt's biggest textile company - had been on strike for more than a week, demanding better pay and conditions. They had been joined by about 12,000 staff from other state textile firms.

The Misr Spinning and Weaving workers said their demands had been partially met but that they would resume industrial action in September if they did not receive more concessions.