CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal workers went to work normally on Saturday, according to a state television statement made by one of its managers, Tarek Hassaneen, who said that navigation was regular, despite calls for a nationwide civil disobedience campaigns by several student union groups, revolutionary youth and political movements to pressure the ruling military junta to cede power to a civilian authority. The official at the Suez Canal Authority said that the calls have not affected the navigation traffic in the Suez Canal, and stressed: “not a single worker is participating in the General Strike,” adding that the total number of ships passing through the canal on Saturday reached 49, with a net load of 74.2 tons. The General Union for workers of the Suez Canal Authority denounced the calls for a general strike and civil disobedience, saying that “all employees of the Authority will not take part in this strike.” Mohamed Attiya Solomon, chairman of the union for workers at the Suez Canal Authority in Ismailia, said in a statement issued by the union that it condemns the “malicious calls for civil disobedience, promoted by irresponsible political parties.” The Suez Canal is a vital source of foreign currency for Egypt, in addition to tourism, oil and gas exports, and remittances from Egyptians living abroad. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/bVis2 Tags: Navigation, Strike, Suez Canal Section: Business, Egypt, Latest News
