Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress

EDLC
Full name	Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress
Office location	Cairo, Egypt

The Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress (EDLC) is an independent national trade union centre formed in 2013.^[1] Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 large numbers of independent trade unions emerged. While the first independent unions in the public sector joined the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU), the EDLC grouped together mostly private sector trade unions. The EDLC has its origins in the work of Kamal Abbas of the Centre for Trade Union and Workers' Services (CTUWS), a non-government organization which supported workers during the Mubarak regime, when independent unions were banned.

References

↑ "Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress is launched". IndustriAll. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

Trade unions and organized labour

Formation

Structure	Labour council Union organizer National trade union centre Global union federation Union representative Clerk of the Chapel Father of the Chapel Local union Union dues Vigilance committee Union label Salt Trades Hall Duty of fair representation

Models	Organizing model Service model Social Movement Unionism Community unionism Members-only unionism One Big Union Open-source unionism Business unionism Dual unionism Solidarity unionism Syndicalism

Types	Company union Independent union General union Craft unionism Industrial unionism

Industrial relations

Shops and hiring	Closed shop Open shop Agency shop Union shop Hiring hall Bump Scope clause

Actions	Unfair list Strike action recognition secondary action Strike notice Occupation of factories Precarious work Precarity General strike Sitdown strike Slowdown Bossnapping Stay away Labour unrest Grievance Organizational dissent Overtime ban Industrial action Walkout Contingent work Contingent workforce Whipsaw strike Wildcat strike action Work-to-rule Green ban Picketing

Bargaining	Collective bargaining Collaborative bargaining Mutual gains bargaining Pattern bargaining Bargaining unit Union security agreement Master contract Enterprise bargaining agreement

Compensation	Strike pay Union wage premium Workers' compensation

Reactions

Egyptian Democratic Labour Congress

See also

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