Factory workers go on open-ended strike in Egyptian city

‘Thousands of Egyptian workers at a textile factory have staged an open-ended strike in a northern Egyptian city where crippling industrial action several years ago inspired many other factories and helped spark a revolution against ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
As many as 16,000 workers at the government-owned Misr Spinning and Weaving Company (MSWC) were on strike in the city of Mahalla to demand that a 10-percent raise promised by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in June be applied to their salaries. They also demanded a 10-percent raise in social benefits.
As many as 10,000 workers joined the strike on Wednesday alone, bringing the country’s largest state-owned industrial facility to a standstill. The strike had begun on Monday.
Security forces have been deployed to the city in anticipation of potential unrest.’
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