2,700 dockworkers are on strike at Ain Sokhna port in Egypt to demand the reinstatment of eight of their colleagues by DP World.
Dubai Ports World, the company operating the Ain Sokhna port, filed charges against striking workers on Monday, accusing them of costing the company LE40 million (USD $6,550,000) in just five days.
The majority of losses accrued came from fines by shipping companies. The company claimed the losses also harm the Egyptian economy.
The workers responded by saying they would continue the strike until eight of their colleagues, who they say were fired arbitrarily, return to their jobs.