Hunger and thirst: An approach to the first documented strike in history

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https://doi.org/10.24310/chrlpl.15.2023.23303

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first strike, history, labor conflict, Ancient Egypt

Abstract

This paper deals with the first strike, the first documented strike in history, which took place in ancient Egypt, around 1155 BC, during the reign of Ramses III. The "Papyrus of the Strike" is preserved in the Egyptian Museum of Turin, on which an exhaustive analysis of both its physical characteristics and its contents is carried out. It is noteworthy that it is one of the most relevant documents in legal history, from the perspective of labor law.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KhonsuTemple-Karnak-RamessesIII-2.jpg

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2023-10-10

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Hunger and thirst: An approach to the first documented strike in history . (2023). Revista Crítica De Historia De Las Relaciones Laborales Y De La Política Social, 15, 4-21. https://doi.org/10.24310/chrlpl.15.2023.23303