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| The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned.<ref name="Adly2013">{{cite web|last1=Adly|first1=Amr|title=Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013|url=http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/09/17/low-cost-authoritarianism-egyptian-regime-and-labor-movement-since-2013/ihui|publisher=Carnegie Middle East Centre|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> During the ] ETUF leaders were active in defending the ], including participating in attacks on peaceful protestors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bassiouni|first1=Mustafa|title=Reforming Egypt's State-Led Trade Union: A Cautionary Tale|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/739|publisher=Al-Akhbar|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> | The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned.<ref name="Adly2013">{{cite web|last1=Adly|first1=Amr|title=Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013|url=http://carnegie-mec.org/2015/09/17/low-cost-authoritarianism-egyptian-regime-and-labor-movement-since-2013/ihui|publisher=Carnegie Middle East Centre|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> During the ] ETUF leaders were active in defending the ], including participating in attacks on peaceful protestors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bassiouni|first1=Mustafa|title=Reforming Egypt's State-Led Trade Union: A Cautionary Tale|url=http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/739|publisher=Al-Akhbar|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
| The Egyptian trade union movement is formed from three levels , the top is the Egyptian Trade Union Federation ( ETUF ) , the second are the general trade unions and the third are the trade union committees . ETUF has been created in 1957 as the only federation for workers in Egypt , it currently has 27 general trade unions for all the work sectors .Each general trade union has one member representative at the council of directors of ETUF. A new law for the trade union organization has been issued in 2017 which allows to create parallel trade union organization and to apply the ILO convention No.87 . ETUF as the other national federation is tasked to defend the worker’s rights and to protect them and be the voice of the working class , so it is represented at the Egyptian House of Representatives ( Parliament ) by 4 members who head the labor committee that prepare and discuss all the laws related to workers such as the law No.213 , Year 2017 of trade union organizations and freedom of association , law of Civil Servants , Law of Social Insurance , law of Labor ( has not been issued yet) and all the other workers matters. In each Egyptian governorate there is a local federation . ETUF has an Educational Workers Association , Social Association , and a resort ( sanatorium) of 360 apartments located on the Mediterranean Sea . | |||
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| Egyptian Trade Union Federation | |
| الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال مصر | |
| Founded | 1957; 68 years ago (1957) |
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| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Members | about 6 million workers |
| Key people | Gebaly Mohamed Gebaly, Chairman Abdel Monem al-Gamal, Deputy Chairman |
| Affiliations | ICATU, OATUU |
| Website | www.etufegypt.com |
The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) is a trade union based in Cairo, Egypt.
History and profile
The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned. During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ETUF leaders were active in defending the Mubarak regime, including participating in attacks on peaceful protestors.
The Egyptian trade union movement is formed from three levels , the top is the Egyptian Trade Union Federation ( ETUF ) , the second are the general trade unions and the third are the trade union committees . ETUF has been created in 1957 as the only federation for workers in Egypt , it currently has 27 general trade unions for all the work sectors .Each general trade union has one member representative at the council of directors of ETUF. A new law for the trade union organization has been issued in 2017 which allows to create parallel trade union organization and to apply the ILO convention No.87 . ETUF as the other national federation is tasked to defend the worker’s rights and to protect them and be the voice of the working class , so it is represented at the Egyptian House of Representatives ( Parliament ) by 4 members who head the labor committee that prepare and discuss all the laws related to workers such as the law No.213 , Year 2017 of trade union organizations and freedom of association , law of Civil Servants , Law of Social Insurance , law of Labor ( has not been issued yet) and all the other workers matters. In each Egyptian governorate there is a local federation . ETUF has an Educational Workers Association , Social Association , and a resort ( sanatorium) of 360 apartments located on the Mediterranean Sea .
- Adly, Amr. "Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013". Carnegie Middle East Centre. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- Bassiouni, Mustafa. "Reforming Egypt's State-Led Trade Union: A Cautionary Tale". Al-Akhbar. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
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