Corruption plagues Egypt’s bread

By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer

 

CAIRO, Egypt - It’s a sore point for a country struggling to contain bread riots: Bakeries that get government-subsidized flour often sell it on the black market at a huge profit, taking food from poor people’s mouths.

But in Egypt — notorious for low wages and corruption — bakery workers say they have little choice but to steal the flour and sell it, both to feed their families and to pay the crushing bribes demanded by government officials and police.

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One Response to “Corruption plagues Egypt’s bread”

  1. Grumpy Says:

    I’ve been following SandMonkey’s coverage of these riots… very interesting.

    The little people, poor and oppressed, are standing up, with nothing to lose and MUCH to gain!

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