Striking employees have occupied courts at the State Council in Cairo to demand better working conditions and higher wages.

The court's security personnel are at the scene but they have not intervened so far.

Since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011, Egypt has been witnessing a growing number of strikes and labour disputes.

A report released by the Egyptian Centre for Social and Economic Rights (ECESR) revealed that in 2012 alone, Egypt witnessed 1,969 protests by workers – in the government, public and private sectors – marking a considerable increase compared to 2010, when only 530 protests were recorded. Thirty-six percent of these protests were staged to demand better pay, the report stated.