Striking public transport workers in Cairo vowed to escalate their
strike action after the president of their independent union, Tareq
al-Beheiry and several colleagues were arrested on charges of
‘incitement to strike’. The workers are fighting for the return of the Public Transport
Authority to Ministry of Transport control from the Governorate of
Cairo, increases in pay and bonuses. The strike takes up demands raised
in previous strikes, which the government has failed to meet.
Meanwhile a senior official from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and
Justice Party attacked the strikers. “When workers of a vital service
such as public transport decide to stop working, this is treason to the
country,” he told Ahram Online on Monday.
What you can do: - Write a letter of protest to the Egyptian embassy in your country calling for the immediate release of Tareq el-Beheiry and his colleagues
- Send messages of support to the PTA strikers using this solidarity toolkit
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