BBC staff in Cairo finish strike demanding equal pay with Middle East colleagues

BBC staff in Egypt are demanding equal pay with their Middle East colleagues amid soaring inflation in the country (PA)

BBC staff in Cairo have concluded their three-day strike for equal pay with colleagues across the Middle East but threatened future collective action if their demands are not met.

During a news conference outside the BBC’s office in the Egyptian capital, Khaled el-Balshy, the spokesperson for the strikers and the head of Egypt’s journalism union, reiterated the employees’ demand for salaries paid in US dollars or a significant pay rise in the local currency.