This scheme provides compensation for worker elated injuries, old-age and disability pensions, unemployment benefits, and medical coverage. Expatriates are sometimes provided with free or subsidized accommodations and are often provided with company cars. Airfares to and from the home country are usually paid and payments could also be made for school fees. Labor unions Labor unions are organized according to different industries. The major ones are those in chemical, iron and steel, petroleum, textile, and transport industries.
All workers actually belong to a union or a similar organization.
Strikes are illegal in Egypt and severe penalties can be imposed on those who go on strike. Dismissal and termination Dismissal is only possible if the employee has committed a serious offense as defined by the Labor Law. Many employees therefore are hired on the basis of a short period renewable contract. It is also quite difficult to dismiss groups of employees for reasons of redundancy. The Council of Ministers Adjudicating Committee has to approve the dismissal plan for lay offs.