Many developing countries suffer from the increasing levels of social inequality, weak public corporate governance, limited competition, lack of a well-structured public sector, and pervasive corruption during the last ten years. The unequal earning destroyed the lives of the poor and spread poverty and slums. In Egypt the people had reached a point of indignation that had a well-founded sense of social injustice and discontent. Egypt suffered from corruption, bad economic performance, and an absence of political parties. Egyptians used to adapt with all these economic stresses without any complains, but Egyptian youth did not accept all these imbalances, and they decided to go for a change. Anger and hate motivated them not to return home
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Most Western governments expressed concern about the situation. Many governments issued travel advisories and made attempts to evacuate their citizens from the country. The Egyptian Revolution, along with Tunisian events, has influenced demonstrations in other Arab countries including Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, and Libya. Mubarak dissolved his government and appointed military figure and former head of the Egyptian. General Intelligence Directorate Omar Suleimanas Vice-president in an attempt to quell dissent. Mubarak asked aviation minister and former chief of Egypt's Air Force, Ahmed Shafik, to form a new government. Mohamed ElBaradei became a major figure of the opposition, with all major opposition groups supporting his role as a negotiator for some form of transitional unity government. In response to mounting pressure, Mubarak announced he would not seek reelection in …show more content…
Half of the 18,000 workers who operate and service the Suez Canal have been on strike. They are employed in maritime services by seven subsidiary companies of the Suez Canal Authority in Suez, Isma‘iliyya, and Port Said. In contrast, those employed directly by the canal authority have always received higher wages and better benefits. Until last year the minimum monthly wage was about US$ 25. The government raised it to 67 but this led to wider protests for a minimum wage of 200. The government took nine months to reach the compromise of 115. Also during the 18 months after the revolution Egypt has witnessed heavy and frequent protests, the most intense in the national history of labor movements.Long before January 25, 2011, subsidiary company workers raised the demand for parity, effectively a 40 percent wage increase. Management of the subsidiary companies accepted this demand in April, an expression of the new possibilities of the post-January 25 era, but the interim government has maintained that wages and working conditions of public service workers are established by parliamentary legislation, and therefore, no changes can be made while the parliament is
Most Western governments expressed concern about the situation. Many governments issued travel advisories and made attempts to evacuate their citizens from the country. The Egyptian Revolution, along with Tunisian events, has influenced demonstrations in other Arab countries including Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Syria, and Libya. Mubarak dissolved his government and appointed military figure and former head of the Egyptian. General Intelligence Directorate Omar Suleimanas Vice-president in an attempt to quell dissent. Mubarak asked aviation minister and former chief of Egypt's Air Force, Ahmed Shafik, to form a new government. Mohamed ElBaradei became a major figure of the opposition, with all major opposition groups supporting his role as a negotiator for some form of transitional unity government. In response to mounting pressure, Mubarak announced he would not seek reelection in …show more content…
Half of the 18,000 workers who operate and service the Suez Canal have been on strike. They are employed in maritime services by seven subsidiary companies of the Suez Canal Authority in Suez, Isma‘iliyya, and Port Said. In contrast, those employed directly by the canal authority have always received higher wages and better benefits. Until last year the minimum monthly wage was about US$ 25. The government raised it to 67 but this led to wider protests for a minimum wage of 200. The government took nine months to reach the compromise of 115. Also during the 18 months after the revolution Egypt has witnessed heavy and frequent protests, the most intense in the national history of labor movements.Long before January 25, 2011, subsidiary company workers raised the demand for parity, effectively a 40 percent wage increase. Management of the subsidiary companies accepted this demand in April, an expression of the new possibilities of the post-January 25 era, but the interim government has maintained that wages and working conditions of public service workers are established by parliamentary legislation, and therefore, no changes can be made while the parliament is