Saturday - July 25, 2015
Jano Charbel
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled
against another four workers on Saturday, permanently dismissing them
from their jobs and forcing them into early retirement for exercising
their right to strike.
Judicial sources told local media outlets that the workers were employed at the State Council Court in Alexandria and sought to obstruct the workings of the court through strike action, which dates back to April 2013.
These dismissals follow a judicial decree penalizing strikes in the public sector, which was issued by the Supreme Administrative Court on April 28. The decree stipulates that work stoppages violate a military decree issued in 2011, as well as Sharia law. The provisions of the decree are final and cannot be appealed in courts.
Following the issuing of the decree, three striking municipal workers from the Nile Delta Governorate of Monufiya were forced into early retirement by order of the Administrative Court in late April.
The four workers dismissed Saturday were found guilty of obstructing the operations of a state authority. The Reuters-affiliated Aswat Masriya, claimed that they were also accused of attempting to switch off electricity to the judges’ chamber at Alexandria’s State Council Court during a session.
The court ruled in this incident that, “Islamic law does not approve of strikes if their intent is to cause detriment to others,” Aswat Masriya reported.
Critics of the decree argue its use against strike action is unconstitutional and represents punitive measures that deprive the working classes of their basic rights.
Article 15 of Egypt’s 2014 Constitution enshrines this freedom, stipulating: “The right to peaceful strike shall be regulated by the law.”
The Egyptian State has also ratified several international labor and human rights conventions recognizing the right to strike, which critics say are being disregarded.
Dozens of public sector workers, particularly from the Public Transport Authority, are currently standing trial on charges of instigating strikes in their workplaces.
Judicial sources told local media outlets that the workers were employed at the State Council Court in Alexandria and sought to obstruct the workings of the court through strike action, which dates back to April 2013.
These dismissals follow a judicial decree penalizing strikes in the public sector, which was issued by the Supreme Administrative Court on April 28. The decree stipulates that work stoppages violate a military decree issued in 2011, as well as Sharia law. The provisions of the decree are final and cannot be appealed in courts.
Following the issuing of the decree, three striking municipal workers from the Nile Delta Governorate of Monufiya were forced into early retirement by order of the Administrative Court in late April.
The four workers dismissed Saturday were found guilty of obstructing the operations of a state authority. The Reuters-affiliated Aswat Masriya, claimed that they were also accused of attempting to switch off electricity to the judges’ chamber at Alexandria’s State Council Court during a session.
The court ruled in this incident that, “Islamic law does not approve of strikes if their intent is to cause detriment to others,” Aswat Masriya reported.
Critics of the decree argue its use against strike action is unconstitutional and represents punitive measures that deprive the working classes of their basic rights.
Article 15 of Egypt’s 2014 Constitution enshrines this freedom, stipulating: “The right to peaceful strike shall be regulated by the law.”
The Egyptian State has also ratified several international labor and human rights conventions recognizing the right to strike, which critics say are being disregarded.
Dozens of public sector workers, particularly from the Public Transport Authority, are currently standing trial on charges of instigating strikes in their workplaces.
*Photo of Supreme Constitutional Court by Virginie Nguyen
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