Mr. President Pinocchio, please, when you are free try to realize that the country is collapsing because all are asking money! The money and the social justice you promised them, do you remember?

Source: Egypt Independent  22/07/2012

 Strikes sweep Minya, Fayoum and Ismailia

Employees of the public notary in both Ismailia and Minya continued a strike that began last week, demanding that the office be a judicial body independent from the Justice Ministry.

The workers in Ismailia protested bonuses they deemed unsatisfactory given their work during the presidential elections, and demanded a bonus of 650 percent of their base salary.

Employees in Minya demanded their hours and bonuses be changed. They requested to be provided with health insurance and that legal employees be allowed to carry out their work impartially. Finally, they demanded that the head of the office be recruited, not appointed.

Dozens of banana farmers demonstrated in front of the Development Bank to protest the bank reduction of the farmers’ share of fertilizer and crop advances. They said that the bank reduced their share of fertilizer to 50% per acre, and they were left as prey for the black market.

Residents of the Abu Helal neighborhood in Minya gathered inside the drinking water station to protest the explosion of a water pipe, that led to flooding. The police coordinated with the water company to provide vehicles to remove the water.

Workers at the University of Fayoum also continued a strike that started last Wednesday. They shuttered the university gates on Sunday to demand higher wages, participating in the university election and increasing bonuses.

University President Abdel Hamid Sabry said that bonuses were increased. In addition, each worker’s health insurance plan was increased from LE10,000 to LE15,000 annually.

Ceramics tycoon rejects workers’ demands!

Mohamed Abul Enein, owner of the Ceramica Cleopatra factory rejected demands of his protesting workers, after mediators had reached a compromise.

Mediators convinced workers to accept their salaries at the end of this month, a shift and meal allowance, half a month bonus in the middle of Ramadan and another half month bonus during the Eid. Another allowance and profit sharing bonus would be discussed next year.

Abul Enein insisted that the workers only get their salaries for this month after deducting the days they went on strike. Workers claimed it was Abul Enein did not send buses that move workers to the factory.

Representatives of the workers asked the Suez governor to intervene.

Bedouin broke into the office of the South Sinai governor, smashed the windows and sprayed fire extinguishers inside, suffocating the staff, of whom one fainted and was taken to the hospital.

Eyewitness said the Bedouins broke in when security tried to prevent them from meeting with the governor.

“The country is in a state of lawlessness,” said Salafi MP Abdel Halim al-Gammal, who was present in the office. “The president must reinstate order before all state institutions collapse.” (PROBABLY, HE IS NOT AWARE THAT PINOCCHIO IS BUSY WITH HIS CHILDREN AMERICAN PASSPORTS)

Also present was MP Gharib Hassan, who denounced the incident.

Army troops surrounded the building and strengthened security around it.