Egyptian Trade Union Federation

The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) is a trade union based in Cairo, Egypt.

ETUF

Egyptian Trade Union Federation
الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال مصر
Founded	1957; 67 years ago (1957)
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

History and profile

In February 2011, workers dissatisfied with the refusal of the leadership of the ETUF to support the Arab Spring protested outside the offices of the union.

The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned.^[1] During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ETUF leaders were active in defending the Mubarak regime, including participating in attacks on peaceful protestors.^[2]

References

1. Adly, Amr. "Low-Cost Authoritarianism: The Egyptian Regime and Labor Movement Since 2013". Carnegie Middle East Centre. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
2. Bassiouni, Mustafa. "Reforming Egypt's State-Led Trade Union: A Cautionary Tale". Al-Akhbar. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

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