Programs: Economic and Social Justice
prepared by the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)
Introduction
For the past four years, Cairo’s historic cemeteries have faced systematic waves of destruction, carried out in successive stages.
More inflation…more pain inflicted on the people of Egypt
After a downward trend in previous months, Egypt's inflation rates rose again in August and September. The rise was driven by the government's continued implementation of the IMF program's measures, most notably the hike in energy and electricity prices.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the unlawful detention of six employees who were dismissed after being nonconsensually tested positive for drugs.
The Fifth Circuit of the West Alexandria Court decided to postpone the consideration of a lawsuit filed by 13 workers at Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Co (ALCN) demanding the dissolution of their union committee.
The government is seeking to fully transition from a commodity subsidising system to a cash subsidy system and tasked the “National Dialogue” with discussing the transition with civil society to develop a clear plan for the state and the government on how to implement this transition ‘if it proves feasible,’ as Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) published a position paper entitled "A full shift to cash subsidy would increase poverty and threaten food security", contributing to the discussion called for by the government around its prop
As the world marks the Teachers' Day today, there is an intense debate in Egypt concerning the lack of education infrastructure and the shortage of teachers – as an estimate of 470,000 teachers are needed nationwide.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released today an analytical paper entitled "2024/2025: A Budget for Interest on Debt... Austerity for us, profits for creditors".