c. 1157 BCE
Tomb workers strike at Deir el-Medina
In Ramesses III's 29th year the workmen who build the royal tombs go unpaid when food rations fail to arrive. It is recorded as the first known labour strike in history.
c. 1157 BCE
In Ramesses III's 29th year the workmen who build the royal tombs go unpaid when food rations fail to arrive. It is recorded as the first known labour strike in history.