Manpower Ministry disburses $10.5mln emergency aid to Egypt’s tourism workers – ZAWYA

Manpower Ministry disburses $10.5mln emergency aid to Egypt’s tourism workers – ZAWYA

The workers are from 1,530 tourism establishments that have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has severely impacted global tourism.. Saafan stressed that special rules for the tourism sector were established in agreement between the ministries of manpower, tourism, and planning during their last meeting to support that sector.. Tourism is generally the first sector impacted by any crisis, and the last one to recover, with most of workers in this sector having no fixed income as the sector was badly hit.. To ease the impacts of crises on the tourism sector, the government has undertaken several initiatives to protect its labour force.. Part of the Manpower Ministry's Emergency Benefits Fund has also been allocated as an emergency aid for tourism workers..