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Driving the improvement was a new labor law introduced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/04\/16\/the-long-awaited-new-labor-law-is-finally-here\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in April<\/a> that scrapped restrictions on women working night shifts and certain jobs labeled hazardous. 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