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Gamal Sorour, the Egyptian Minister of Manpower, has threatened to fire all employees who are currently on strike in Ghazl al-Mahalla, al-Watan reports. Textile workers in the city completed their seventh day on strike on Wednesday. As part of the new Civil Service law, the workers were promised a 10% bonus by president Abdelfattah el-Sisi, but the government has so far failed to pay out the extra money. Last month, el-Sisi ordered the 10% raise to be paid to personnel in public…