Egyptian activists say far more needs to be done to secure social justice for everyone in the country after the fall of the Mubarak regime. Khaled Ali is a labor lawyer in Cairo.

Khaled Ali, lawyer: “Egypt’s coming reforms must include social reforms, not just political reforms. Freedom without social rights is worthless. What we see from Essam Sharaf’s caretaker government is meaningless talk about social reforms, which are not embodied in any policies. They are doing quite the opposite. The first law they promulgated banned strikes, preventing workers from exercising this fundamental right. All these people are here today to affirm they have social demands that must be met: granting permanent positions to temporary workers, revoking the law that bans strikes, a minimum wage and a salary cap, and protecting health insurance.”