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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...workers have won their demands on multiple occasions over the past three years, has become a symbol of labor militancy. Many of the strikes are called by the Independent Textile Workers' League, which operates like a union but without official recognition. "Since December 7, 2006, when the workers of [Misr Spinning and Weaving Company] factory went on strike, that was a historical day. It was the first and the biggest strike in Egypt. And the strikes haven't stopped since," says Husseini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Mubarak Visits U.S., Strikes Cripple Egypt | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

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