Egyptian workers have won a court ruling forcing the Egyptian government to set a living wage for both the private and public sector workers.The decision
requires the Prime Minister to implement the measure or be sent to prison for failing to conform with a court ruling.

On 3 April, 2010, a delegation of workers headed to the Cabinet of ministers to present the court ruling to the Prime Minster of Egypt. The workers were met with contempt and told the Prime Minister would not receive them.

The delegation calls on all working Egyptians to join them in their open-ended sit-in in front of the Cabinet on 2 May 2010 to demand that the government
either enforce the court ruling, or resign.

The 2 May sit-in does not concern merely a single segment of Egyptian society or a specific government policy. It is an action to obtain a living wage to
guarantee dignity for all Egyptians; an action to curb the exploitation and oppression Egyptians experience as working people.

See scan of the court ruling on the case 21606/63J.

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