CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of airplane flights leaving Cairo were delayed Saturday because of a work slowdown by the baggage handlers of Egypt’s national carrier, officials said. It was the second day in a row in which labor unrest at the country’s main airport disrupted travel.
Egypt has seen a wave of strikes and work stoppages since the 2011 uprising that overthrow longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. State-run enterprises have been particularly hard hit, with workers complaining of stagnant salaries, corruption and bad work conditions.
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