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**Workers' Control in Egypt** has a relatively recent and unfortunately
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short history, only developing (to our knowledge) [in the 21st
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century](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Northern_Africa "wikilink"),
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and was crushed after the [Egyptian Revolution of
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2011](Egyptian_Revolution_\(2011\) "wikilink"). There are two known
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instances of [workers' control](Workers'_Control_by_Country "wikilink")
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in [Egypt](Egypt "wikilink").
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## Lakab Lightbulb Factory
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From 2001 to 2006, the Lakab Lightbulb Factory was controlled by its
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workers and run as a [worker cooperative](Worker_Cooperative "wikilink")
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until the corporation once again reassumed ownership with the help of
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the state.
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## Ramandan City Textile Factories
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After evading taxes and bribing the government, the owner of several
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textile factories in Ramadan City was charged and had to spend time in
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jail. But he fled the country and the banks took ownership of the
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factories, the workers appealed to court to run the factories themselves
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to avoid [unemployment](unemployment "wikilink"), which they were
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granted in 2008.
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> “Working here nowadays is sweet like honey," said Mohamed Youssef, a
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> 12-year veteran of the company’s textile embroidery production line.
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> “We have more rights and benefits as workers." His wages have
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> increased by 30% since the introduction of self-management, and on
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> average workers wages have increased by 50% with
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However, the factory continues to struggle with debt and insurance fees
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accumulated by the previous owner.
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## References
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[Egyptian Experiments in Workers
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Self-Management](https://she2i2.blogspot.com/2009/08/egyptian-experiments-in-workers-self.html)
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by Jano Charbel. |