Shura speaker lauds Mubarak's efforts to preserve workers' rights

The Egyptian Shura Council voiced appreciation of President Hosni Mubarak's efforts in all fields of national action and his preservation of worker's rights.

In a cable sent by Shura Council Speaker Mostafa Kamal Helmi on the occasion of the Labor Day , he said that the President's directives were behind Egypt's progress and prosperity.

The President's speech will tackle industrial, agricultural and tourist development projects.

The President will grant the First Class Order of Labor to 10 veteran unionists and the Order of Distinction for veteran civil servants in the Ministry of Manpower.

Al-Sayed Rashid, Chairman of the Egyptian Trade Unions Federation (ETUF), held a meeting Saturday to discuss the final touches of Labour Day celebrations, to be held at the Cairo International Conference Centre (CICC).

ETUF prepared 2500 invitations to workers' representatives to attend the celebrations and listen to the President's speech.