Over 200 workers at the Egyptian National Circus staged a four-hour protest on Sunday, demanding an increase in their salaries and accusing the Ministry of Culture of neglecting the circus.
The workers protested from 1 pm to 5 pm in Agouza. They also expressed concern over the Ministry of Culture’s intention to privatize the circus.
The protestors demanded that their salaries be equal to those who work at national theaters.
Rosa el-Youssef, one of the most notorious pro-regime Arabic dailies, is now witnessing a revolt, where journalists blocked their pro-regime editors from entering the building. Now, they issued a statement apologizing for the editorial policy and demanding the impeachment of the pro-regime editors.
اعتصم اليوم الأحد، أكثر من مائتى عامل بالسيرك القومى التابع لوزارة الثقافة لمدة تزيد عن الثلاث ساعات، احتجاجاً على عدم مساواتهم بالعاملين بقطاع المسرح فى الأجور والبدلات والتأمينات، على الرغم من تبعية قطاع المسرح لنفس الوزارة.
A typical Sunday afternoon for Refat El-Grasy involves oiling a
unicycle and unpacking some spinning plates in preparation for an
evening's show at the Egyptian National Circus. Yet this weekend
El-Grasy, the circus clown, will find himself out on t