Your Excellency / Minister of Manpower
The undersigned trade union organizations present this letter to you hoping that the issues included therein receive due attention:
The situation of many trade union organizations is still unsettled as the procedures of their legalization were not finalized. This is happening in spite of the fact that they submitted their applications including all information and supported by all needed documents, and of the fact that similar organizations were legalized based on similar documents, and even without submission of these documents in some cases.
Until now, the Ministry of Manpower did not give any reasonable justification. Not legalizing the situation of these organizations was unsubstantiated by fact or law. All of them have endured strong pressures to forcefully join the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation (ETUF).
The Law on Trade Union Organizations and Protection of the Right to Organize, Law no. 213 for the year 2017, didn’t prohibit the establishment of more than one union in the same establishment, city or governorate. It also did not prohibit the establishment of more than one sectoral union in each industrial sector. However, the Ministry and its directorates completely refused the legalization of any trade union organization that has an ETUF counterpart.
This attitude was evident on the part of the Ministry, and it was supported by many statements by a number of its officials in different directorates and even in the Central Bureau of the Ministry. This is against the law and contradicts the pledges of the government in the Parliament and in the meeting with the direct contacts mission of the ILO.
Forcing any trade union to join the ETUF against their will is a flagrant violation of freedom of association and the right to organize, and violates the rights protected by article 76 of the Egyptian Constitution as well as ILO Convention no.87.
Thus, we demand from your Excellency the completion of the procedures of the legalization of all unions that remain pending.
These unions completed their legalization process. Thus, the obstruction of their work is not substantiated by fact or law. So, we demand enabling them of holding elections, elect their administrative boards, and submit their documents accordingly.
Whereas we present these conditions, we confirm the rights of all trade union organizations which are not members of the ETUF to legalize their situation, complete the procedures of their establishment, fulfill all legal, organizational and formal requirements, practice their activities, and enjoy full freedom.
Thus
Trade union organizations submit this letter asking for the achievement of their demands, the speedy settlement of all pending situations, and enabling them to perform their role and practice their activities.
| Name of the Union | Signature of the Legal Representative |
The Union of Workers in the Egyptian Ambulance Authority | Wael Sarhan | |
The Union of Small Farmers in Al-Beheira | Abdel-Fatah Abdel-Aziz Mohamed | |
The Union of Mining Workers in the Governorate of Al-Menya | Yasser Fouad Mohamed | |
The Union of Workers in the Faculty of Law, Ain Shams University | Hesham Ismail Mohamed | |
The Union for Drivers Services in Al-Qaliobeya | Mohamed Naguib Abdel-Rahman | |
The Union of the Cairo Metro Company | Yasser Salah El-Sayed Dagher | |
The Union of Fishermen in the Governorate of Domyat | Ahmed Roshdy Ahmed Al-Maghraby | |
The Union of Edku Fishermen | Mohamed Al-sayed Al-Rashedy | |
The Union of Workers in Film and Cinema Industry | Mohamed Sorour | |
The Union of Cotton Workers | Mahmoud Al-Sayed | |
The Union of Drivers and Workers in Transportation | Mohamed Sayed Mohamed Fath El-Bab | |
The Union of Workers in Telecom Egypt | Mohamed Abou Qoraysh | |
The Union for Workers in Transportation in Greater Cairo | Amro El-Shahat | |
The Union for Workers in Qous Educational Department – Qena | Abdel-Hady Abdel-Aziz | |
The Union of the Forgings Company | Reda |
The Union of Workers in the Clubs of the Suez Canal Authority | Karam Abdel-Haliem Mohamed Mahmoud | |
The Independent Union of Workers in the Library of Alexandria | Sherief Masry | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Bani Suef | Abdel-Nasser Abdullah | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Qena | Ashraf Mubarak | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Assiut | Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Anwar | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Giza | Nagat Ragab | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Cairo | Shadia Badr | |
The Union of Workers in the Central Bureau of the Tax Authority and the Archives Department | Mostafa Abou Sab' | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Port Said | Mohamed Saber | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Al-Beheira | Ashraf Gad Wagieh Zayed | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Al-Daqahleya | Mohammed Abou Khadra | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Al-Gharbeya | Abdel-Aziz Al-Attar | |
The Union of Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority in Kafr El-Sheikh | Ibrahim Rashad | |
The General Union for Workers in Real Estate Taxation Authority | Tarek Mostafa Ko'eib | |
The Independent Union of Teachers in Cairo | Hussein Ibrahim | |
The Independent Union of Teachers in Alexandria | Yasser Gaber | |
The Independent Union of Teachers in As-Sharkeya | Hesham Abou Kamel | |
The Union of Workers in Nile Linen Group Company | Al-Sayed Karika | |
The Union of El-Nasr Company for Spinning and Textile | Mahmoud Al-Essiely | |
The Union for Builders in Al-Mahala Al-Kobra | Al-Sayed Al-Fadaly | |
The Union of Workers in Pharmacies in Cairo | Mohamed Al-Marazy | |
The Union of Workers in Supplies in Ismailia | Emad Hegazy | |
The Union of Workers in Mondelez Egypt Company | Atef Mohamed Morsy | |
The Union of Transportation Workers in Port Said | Gamal Yehya Mahmoud Abdel-Baky | |
The Independent Union of workers in the Department of Radio Engineering | Mohamed Shabaan |
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