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Bail for releasing protesting workers
Bail amounts against the private-sector minimum wage
"The court releases nine of them on bail of 2,000 pounds per worker... with bail reaching 10 or 30 thousand pounds."
T&C workers9 workers, 2025
EGP 2,000 per worker≈$37
Bail in protest casesaccording to labour researcher Hassan Barbary
EGP 10,000 or 30,000≈$185 or $555
010,00020,000EGP 30,000
Private-sector minimum wage (EGP 7,000)
4×Bail for a worker's release can reach four times the private-sector minimum wage.
The figures of EGP 10,000 and 30,000 are attributed to labour researcher Hassan Barbary.
Approximate US dollar equivalents as stated in the article.
Sources: Al-Manassa, Hassan Barbary (labour researcher)