By Aswat Masriya Workers at Mahallah’s Misr Spinning and Weaving Company ended an 11-day strike Sunday following a written guarantee that they will be granted the 10 percent social allowance promised by the president to be given retroactively starting July. Operations have been “restored fully across all departments,” state-run news agency MENA reported. The company says that the strike has led to losses amounting to at least EGP 25 million. In an official written decision, Egypt’s investment minister approved the allowance, retroactively, starting July as promised by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in a September decree. The social bonus seems to have been lost in translation as complex, at times conflicting laws were issued this year. On Thursday, one of the workers, who preferred to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, said workers will continue striking until management presents a written document guaranteeing the company’s commitment to deliver their financial demands. Even though the workers were granted the allowance, the source claimed workers were threatened that their salaries will be docked in upcoming paychecks, deducting the 11 days of the strike. The workers had ignored an ultimatum by the labour minister,…
