Egyptian wage rises will increase economic disparities
The government has increased the minimum wage and also offered pay rises to civil servants, effective from July
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- Formal/informal employment
- Civil service jobs
- Reform efforts
- Inequality concerns
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_350.jpg "An Egyptian woman holds money in her mouth in a Cairo market, 2016 (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)")