Sunday paid holiday for Egypt's private sector to mark 30 June Revolution

Ahram Online , Wednesday 26 Jun 2024

Commemorating the anniversary of the 30 June 2013 Revolution, next Sunday has been declared a paid holiday for Egypt's private sector, said Minister of Labour Hassan Shehata.

Egypt's Minister of Labour Hassan Shehata
Egypt's Minister of Labour Hassan Shehata

 

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Employers who choose not to give the day off have to pay their employees twice the daily wage, he added.

Public sector employees will take the day off as per a cabinet decree, and all banks will suspend operations on Sunday.

On 30 June 2013, millions of Egyptians took to the street to demand the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi.

 

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