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Osama Saleh, minister of investment, decided to pay the second batch of the annual reward before Eid El Fater (Islamic feast) to the workers in the textile companies, affiliate of the public sector.
The delegated minister approved two months ago on increasing the reward from 4 months and a half to 6 months, and the rest of demands to be referred to the companies’ general assemblies.
The monthly deficit of wages of 63.000 workers in textile amounted to EGP 50 million at the end of June, and increased at the start of July to reach EGP 60 million, rose by EGP 10 million after the new allowance.
