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We dont need no liquidation: Egptian self-managed textile workers

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10th of Ramadan Textile Workers self-manage factory Aug 30 2009

When their owner fled the country ahead of a jail sentence, the employees at the Economic Company for Industrial Development, faced looming unemployment and the closure of the company's multiple textile factories. A common enough story in Egypt these days, but in this case, the workers instead embarked on a landmark labor experiment. For nearly a year, three of the Economic Company’s textile factories in 10th of Ramadan City have essentially been running themselves.

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