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• Egyptian Labor Law regulates the rights of workers and determines Average Number of Weekly Working Hours Distributed by Sector
(hours)
working and rest hours and vacations in order to provide a safe
environment for employes and preserve their rights. Subject to the law Communications &
regulating the employment of workers at industrial establishments, the Construction 38.1 57.5 Information
& Building hrs. hrs. Technology
worker shall not be employed in actual work for more than 8 hours a day,
Average
or 48 hours a week, not including the appropriated meal and rest hours. 39.4 number of 40.5 Financial
Agriculture hrs. working hrs. Intermediation
• Subject to the law regulating the weekly rest, the work in the facility shall hours & Insurance
be regulated so that each worker shall get a weekly rest of not less than 43.3
Manufacturing 42.4 Transportation
twenty-four full hours after six consecutive workdays at most, and in all hrs. hrs. & Storage
cases the weekly rest shall be paid.
Source: CAPMAS - Q2 2023

Average Weekly Working Hours in Egypt vs. some of Emerging and
Regional Economies (hours)

India Singapore
47.7 42.6
42.9
South UAE
42 52.6
Africa
Algeria Jordan
43.7 46.6
Egypt

Morocco Mexico
44.9 42.7
• The average weekly working hours in Egypt is competitive compared to
many other emerging and regional economies.
Source: ILO - April 2023