Workers of the world - Round-up
By Pablo Velasco Support Egyptian asbestos workers Release imprisoned Chinese workers British hypocrisy over the Chagos islands Support Egyptian asbestos workers Workers at the Aura-Misr (Aura-Egypt) Company, a manufacturer of asbestos products, have been on strike since 6 June, in protest over deadly working conditions and their employer's anti-worker policies. In April it was discovered that 46 of the company's 90 shop floor workers had contracted asbestos-related cancer. A decree issued by the Ministry of Manpower in 2002 ordering the company to close the plant pending remedial measures was...