Egypt Food Manufacturer Closes Business After Workers Protest
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Faragalla Group, an Egyptian food producer, said it shut down its factories yesterday after workers stormed the complex to demand higher pay.
The plants, located near Alexandria, halted production after they were raided by more than 200 workers, some of them carrying swords, Chairman Mohamed Farag Amer said by phone today. Workers had been protesting for a week, he added. Faragalla employs more than 10,000 workers, and its revenue is around 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($446 million) a year, he said.