- Benefits included in the law are de facto “suspended”, while its provisions deals severe blows to wages and job security
Files: Economic Rights
4 May 2025
More than 20 years after the issuance of the “Unified Labour Law No. 12 of 2003”, and after nearly nine years of preparing and proposing various ver sions of an updated labour law, the government has put forward a new labour bill at a time of extreme instability, severe inflationary pressures, and a cost of-living crisis for the country’s wage earners.
14 Apr 2025
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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) launched today a new study as part of its concerted work and advocacy efforts targeting a new law that guarantees equality, prevents discrimination, and meets the constitutional obligation stip
On December 24th, the Administrative Judiciary Court in Qalyubia issued a ruling in appeal No. 1347 of 26 (judicial year) in favor of an EIPR client.
Seven UN Human Rights Council rapporteurs sent a joint letter to the Egyptian government expressing serious reservations and outlining a deta
The signatories condemn in the strongest terms the harsh and unjust sentences issued by a military court on Saturday, December 14, 2024, against 62 civilians from North Sinai, including tribal leaders, activists, and journalists.
One and a half year has passed since the state crime near Pylos was committed, which led to the death of more than 600 people migrating to Europe.
Any attempt to undermine the social security net at present is nothing short of a crime
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) expressed its dismay at the decision issued on 26 November by the Administrative Court’s Justice Chamber of the State’s Council that rejected 19 of the petitions EIPR had filed against the Mini
