Daily News Egypt cited Suez state security head, General Adel Refaat, as saying Friday that nearly 2,700 workers are protesting the firing of eight fellow port workers.
2,700 Ain al-Sokhna port workers demand the return of eight fired colleagues
A strike at an Egyptian Suez Canal port Oct. 13 left Cairo’s main cargo transport point “at a total standstill,” a union representative told Reuters.
Daily News Egypt cited Suez state security head, General Adel Refaat, as saying Friday that nearly 2,700 workers are protesting the firing of eight fellow port workers.
The full strike follows three days of smaller labor protests over the issue, said Reuters.
“Loading and unloading in the port are at a total standstill,” union spokesperson Ashraf Eissa told Reuters.
The Ain al-Sokhna port, which is operated by Dubai-based DP World, is located at the Canal southern tip, said Reuters. Ships have been forced to reroute to other Egyptian ports, according to Daily News Egypt.