The rise of Egypt’s workers Joel Beinin on strikes, the labour movement and workers' organizing before, during and after the Egyptian intifada.
Formation of the Egyptian working class - Joel Beinin Joel Beinin on the formation of the Egyptian working class and episodes of class struggle thereafter…
Egypt's workers rise up - Joel Beinin Joel Beinin's analysis of the contribution of workers to the anti-Mubarak uprising and the possible consequences for both the social movement…
Justice for All: the Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt 2010 pamphlet on the history of the workers' movement in Egypt. Produced by the AFL-CIO, we do not agree with all of the content but reproduce it due to it containing important factual information.
Egypt at the tipping point? - Joel Beinin Joel Beinin analyses in detail the current situation in Egypt, with mention of the contributions from the various 'opposition' groups as well as…
The Militancy of Mahalla al-Kubra - Joel Beinin "For the second time in less than a year, in the final week of September the 24,000 workers of the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in Mahalla…
Strikes in Egypt spread from centre of gravity The longest and strongest wave of worker protest since the end of World War II is rolling through Egypt. In March, the liberal daily al-Masri al…
Egyptian textile workers confront the new economic order An analysis of the recent strike-wave in Egypt which involved tens of thousands of textile workers…