Wahaballah underlines new law

Egyptian MP Mohamed Wahaballah, the deputy of the Manpower Committee in the Egyptian parliament, revealed that the committee started discussing the draft law on trade unions and protecting the right of organization, which was submitted by the government to parliament recently.

He added, in a statement to “Egypt Today”, that this law is long overdue, especially as it will be the basis of labor elections in all production sites to produce union leaders leading to dialogue with employers for the benefit of workers.

He stressed that the law will include all workers in all institutions, whether public sector or business sector, as well as private sector workers, stressing that the law addresses all those who work in this area without exclusion of anyone, stressing the respect of all elected workers in the upcoming labor elections.

He added that the new law contributes to the building of a strong trade union movement that works to develop labor performance and increase production through attention to training and education programs.

He added that the upcoming labor elections are wide open for all and more than 50 workers in one establishment have the right to elect a trade union committee which has all the powers to participate and dialogue with the administration and take care of the interests of workers and production together.

He stressed that the Manpower Committee during the discussion is keen to respect the international treaties and conventions signed by Egypt concerning trade union freedoms and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution in this regard and for the benefit of Egypt.

On the other hand, the Egyptian parliamentarian welcomed the announcement by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade of its intention to issue a decision for the coming period.

He added, “This decision, if implemented in an integrated manner, will contribute to reducing the exploitation of traders to the consumer, and what happens in the manipulation of prices, and the sale of products more than the price according to each region, or the whim of each dealer.”

He stressed that He added, in an interview with " Egypt Today", that the public debt reached to $ 2.7 trillion equaling 98 percent of Egypt's GDP, while the loan will reduce this percentage to 85 percent during the coming three years.

He added that the Egyptian economy is in one of its critical periods, stressing the need for taking serious steps to restore its rates of economic growth. He called the government for announcing its future plans to push forward the economic situation.