Labor Day, is a day celebrated by a large number of countries, the first of May of each year, and the most prominent civilizations that were concerned with workers ’rights were the ancient Egyptian civilization, so there was concern for workers in terms of material, social and health, during their work in the sites, Which immortalized behind one of the greatest civilizations of the world.
In the book "Rereading the History" by Dr. and researcher Yasser Shehata, he says there was periodic medical follow-up at a high level for workers, where at that time he was concerned with their conditions, where he devoted health units to provide medical services to all workers, if one of them was tired, and this is not lost. In fact, there were bakeries to serve the workers at the sites, and indeed, evidence of this was discovered.
The researcher assures Yasser Shehata, just as the ancient Egyptian state was concerned with providing food for the workers, and the ancient Egyptian civilization did not depend on the forced labor of workers as was rumored by some people, but was a rewarding act for free people who were treated in a way that we can never criticize humanely.
Dr. Hussein Abdel-Basir, director of the Museum of Antiquities of the Library of Alexandria, said that the king was the head of state and central authority represented in all legislative, military and executive powers as well as his presidency of the religious authority and priests. The primary role of the king was to manage the affairs of the country and conduct business in a harmonious manner in order to perfect work and increase Production, feeding the people, and supplying the temples of the deities with the required endowments for the sake of continued prosperity, security and safety throughout the country and its width and the defense of Egypt and its borders and the establishment of justice on its good land, and the Egyptian king ruled Egypt on behalf of the great deities of Egypt as the son of the gods and the lord Forensic them on the ground, and so was the ruling Egyptian source combined authorities and the head of the labor administration.
Dr. Hussein Abdel-Basir pointed out that work does not mean skilled craftsmen or technicians, as many believe, but rather work was concerned with work at all levels in the ancient Egyptian state, and the top levels of state administration, represented by the king as deputy for the gods in the administration of the country and the minister, are not excluded. A representative of the king, then the rulers of the provinces, representing the executive authority.
Sun, May. 3, 2020
