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#OtD 7 December 2006, three thousand women working at the Misr Spinning and Weaving complex in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt left their workstations to protest against non-payment of a bonus. They marched through the plant chanting "Where are the men? Here are the women!" and shamed the men into joining the strike.

https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10695/el-mahalla-textile-strike

#labormovement #organize #solidarity #textileworkers #Occupy & #strike #ElMahalla #ElKubra #Egypt
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In TN’s Garment Factories, Heat Stress Is Leaving Women Workers Sick, Fatigued

The delivery deadlines of fashion brands and suppliers make no allowance for women who are forced to work in peak summer with poor access to water, sanitation and healthcare.

#TamilNadu #erode #TextileWorkers #HeatStress #labour #HeatStroke #LabourRights #ClimateChange #heatwave #environment #WomensHealth #india

https://behanbox.com/2024/06/06/in-tns-garment-factories-heat-stress-is-leaving-women-workers-sick-fatigued/

https://www.ctuws.com/en/content/strike-mahalla-female-workers

https://www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaign.cgi?c=5403&src=mastodon

#Mahalla #Egypt #textileworkers #Strike
#CTUWS Centre for Trade #Union Worker Services #LabourStart