Workers' Control in Egypt has a relatively recent and unfortunately short history, only developing (to our knowledge) in the 21st century, and was crushed after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. There are two known instances of workers' control in Egypt.
Lakab Lightbulb Factory
From 2001 to 2006, the Lakab Lightbulb Factory was controlled by its workers and run as a worker cooperative until the corporation once again reassumed ownership with the help of the state.
Ramandan City Textile Factories
After evading taxes and bribing the government, the owner of several textile factories in Ramadan City was charged and had to spend time in jail. But he fled the country and the banks took ownership of the factories, the workers appealed to court to run the factories themselves to avoid unemployment, which they were granted in 2008.
“Working here nowadays is sweet like honey," said Mohamed Youssef, a 12-year veteran of the company’s textile embroidery production line. “We have more rights and benefits as workers." His wages have increased by 30% since the introduction of self-management, and on average workers wages have increased by 50% with
However, the factory continues to struggle with debt and insurance fees accumulated by the previous owner.
References
Egyptian Experiments in Workers Self-Management by Jano Charbel.