After a 15-Day Suspension, “T&C” Garment Company Dismisses The Released Workers Following Minimum Wage Strike
Nine workers at “T&C” Garment Manufacturing Company, who had been released after being detained for participating in a strike demanding the minimum wage, were shocked to find themselves barred from the workplace and arbitrarily dismissed in violation of labor laws.
The company had initially suspended the workers for 15 days, ending on February 16, 2025. Upon their return, they were informed of their dismissal. In response, they filed complaints with the Labor Office, with some also documenting the incident in official police reports. Meanwhile, the company allegedly offered some workers three months’ salary in exchange for withdrawing their complaints and resigning.
The Appeals Chamber of the Al-Khanka District Court had previously rejected the prosecution’s appeal against the release of the nine workers, upholding an earlier decision by the investigative judge to release them on bail of 2,000 EGP each in connection with Case No. 264 of 2025, Administrative First Obour. The workers had been arrested following a complaint filed by the company.
The company accused several employees of disrupting production and staging a work stoppage. Consequently, the Obour Prosecution issued arrest warrants against them, charging them with deliberately obstructing production, inciting a strike, and causing public disturbance. They were initially held in pretrial detention for four days pending investigation.
The workers released on bail include:
Mohamed Amara Ahmed Salem, Abdelrahman Mostafa El-Sayed, Ahmed Hassan Abdelaziz, Mohamed Nabil Salem Mohamed, Ibrahim Raafat El-Sayed, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelwahab, Islam Galal Khaled, Mohamed Nasser Abdelrahman, and Mohamed Ahmed Abdelsalam.
The strike began on January 16, 2025, with workers demanding better financial conditions amid the company’s continued refusal to meet their legitimate demands. According to worker representatives, the management resorted to threats of layoffs, dismissal, and police intervention to suppress the strike.
The striking workers are demanding the implementation of the minimum wage alongside an annual salary increase, applied progressively in accordance with presidential directives based on years of service. They also call for an end to salary deductions exceeding 20%, a minimum 50% wage increase, and the provision of adequate transportation without deducting its cost from their salaries. Currently, the company deducts nearly 1,000 EGP per month from their wages for transportation expenses.
