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Labor Minister Mohamed Saafan will sign seven agreements today that will see privately-run companies from the food, tourism and chemical industries sectors pay out the 10% hardship raise intended for private sector employees, according to Al Ahram<\/a>. Saafan will also hold a press conference after the signing to outline the details of the raise, which was announced last month<\/a> under a non-binding initiative between the government and the private sector that will see some employees receive an additional EGP 165-330 a month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Labor Minister Mohamed Saafan will sign seven agreements today that will see privately-run companies from the food, tourism and chemical industries sectors pay out the 10% hardship raise intended for private sector employees, according to Al Ahram. 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