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Weekly working hours across economic sectors

Restaurant workers have Egypt’s longest working week, two hours above the legal limit

"Restaurant workers work 50 hours a week, the highest average across all sectors and two hours above the legal limit"

Maximum legal limit: 48 hours; restaurant workers exceed it by two extra hours every week

Source: CAPMAS statement on workers’ conditions, 2025