Court ruling could force government to pay unemployment benefits

Administrative Court ruling could force government to pay out unemployment benefits: The Supreme Administrative Court issued a verdict on Monday that could force the Sherif Ismail government to pay out unemployment benefits under its social welfare package, Al Shorouk reports. The right to unemployment benefits is guaranteed by article 17 of the 2014 constitution and articles four and five of the 2010 Social Welfare Act, the court ruling states. The verdict pertains to a lawsuit filed in 2014 by two Egyptian men in their twenties who claim to be unable to find suitable work, the newspaper adds. The government has yet to officially respond to the verdict, but with Egypt’s soaring unemployment rates and budget constraints, unemployment benefits could prove a challenging task for the state.