When the National Wages Council (NWC) announced a minimum wage increase for private sector workers effective March 1, it included a new component for the first time: a minimum hourly wage for “temporary” workers.
Their net hourly wage must not fall below LE28 — just over US$0.50 at the time of writing. The Labor Ministry later confirmed the move in a circular outlining the decision’s executive procedures.
While interpretations vary as to which of Egypt’s many temporary laborers the decision applies to, seven sources — including union organizers and hourly workers — told Mada Masr that the low value of the hourly minimum and the absence of enforcement mechanisms are major concerns.
These concerns reflect broader systemic issues in Egypt’s labor environment: a lack of oversight and legal protections for both permanent and non-permanent workers. With no clear mechanism for identifying and registering temporary laborers, and in the absence of strong, independent unions, most will remain outside the reach of any protections or wage standards, even when such standards are codified in law or dictated by government decisions.
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