Research

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Insurance Benefits

Presented to:

Dr.Omayma el shaer

Presented by:

Hadeer Rabiee

A workers’ movement in Egypt that disdains the official trade union is building its own independent organizations and is confident enough of its strength that it recently attempted a general strike. Faced with a wave of strikes that are growing larger and more intense, the U.S.-backed regime of President Hosni Mubarak has responded with concessions for some workers and repression for workers whose leaders are particularly militant.

Egypt’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 6.8 percent in 2007 and is expected to exceed 7 percent for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. This growth produced 2.4 million new jobs, almost all requiring advanced skills or professional training, which means these jobs are beyond the reach of Egypt’s workers and peasants. Thirty-eight percent of Egyptian workers have no formal job contracts or social insurance, which means that they can be fired at will and have no benefits—like vacations, sick days, unemployment or even workers’ compensation for on-the-job injuries. In the private sector, the proportion is an astounding 71 percent. There is evidence that privatization has led to deterioration in health and safety conditions.

Here is a comparison of Egyptian labor compensation Vs USA' labor compensation:

Sources of regulation

Employment relations in Egypt are regulated by Labor Act No. 12/2003 (hereafter “LA”), which was promulgated on 7 April 2003.

Prime Minister Decree No. 984 of 2003 deals with “The formation of local committees for deciding the close-down requests, and the Central Committee for complaints on the decisions of these committees”. Specific provisions protecting trade union representatives against dismissal are contained in Trade Unions Act No. 35 of 1976 as amended. Act No. 47/1978 deals with the status of public servants.

Provisions stipulated in individual employment contracts;...