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Disregards Army warnings:

Egypt strikes continue

Egypt: Egyptian workers continue their nationwide walkouts in defiance of an order by the country’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to end the pro-democracy protests. Employees of the Misr Spinning and Weaving textile factory, which account for the country’s largest worker population with 24,000 people, resumed their strike over low salaries and poor working conditions, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The workers have also pressed for the resignation of two top managers of the factory over alleged corruption and ignoring their demands.

The strikes continue a day after the army ordered the laborers to go back to work and warned that the economic consequence of the walkouts would be disastrous.

Egyptian unions have promised to begin “dialogue” with workers “to understand their demands” and asked them to put an end to the strikes.

Workers, however, argue that most unions in Egypt are linked with former President Hosni Mubarak and cannot be relied on for fulfilling their demands.

On Tuesday, thousands of protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation in central Cairo, demanding the immediate resignation of Hussein Megawer, who heads the federation, and fellow board members.

Since the initial victory of the Egyptian popular revolution last week, pro-democracy protesters have been demanding that the military hand over power to a civilian government as soon as possible, vowing rallies will continue until they see reforms. Activists have demanded the release of political prisoners, the lifting of a 30-year state of emergency and the disbandment of military court.

Egypt’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that around 365 people were killed during weeks-long protest rallies across crisis-hit Egypt that led to the ouster of Mubarak.

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