Cairo: After unveiling a plan to set up the first political party for workers in Egypt, Abdulrahman Kheir, a leftist, has been under fire from many people, including trade unionists. "His assurances, that the envisaged party would not replace the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation, has not won over opponents. "This party will not be based on secessionists from the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation. Rather, it will help the federation in supporting the causes of workers," Kheir, a member of the advisory Shura Council of the Egyptian Parliament, told Gulf News. "Egyptian workers have been seeking to establish a political party since 1924, because they feel that their problems do not draw enough attention from the existing political parties and groups," he added. "Over recent months, Egypt has been rocked by a series of labour...
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