page_title: Egyptian Trade Union Federation
section_title: History and profile
hierarchical_section_title: Egyptian Trade Union Federation / History and profile
caption_attribution_description: English: On 14 February 2011, around 100 independent trade unionists held a protest in front of the headquarters of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, denouncing the federation president Hussein Megawer, a businessman and close associate of Hosni Mubarak. The protesters tried to enter the lobby of the building peacefully, only to be met with glass bottles, rocks, sticks and fire extinguishers. The military police arrived after half an hour of ongoing clashes and arrested a person from the ETUF.
context_page_description: The Egyptian Trade Union Federation is a trade union based in Cairo, Egypt.
context_section_description: The ETUF was founded in 1957 as a state-controlled union. Until 2011 all unions other than the ETUF were banned. During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ETUF leaders were active in defending the Mubarak regime, including participating in attacks on peaceful protestors.
caption: In February 2011, workers dissatisfied with the refusal of the leadership of the ETUF to support the Arab Spring protested outside the offices of the union.
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