Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
The first recorded strike in history
History's earliest documented labor strike happened in ancient Egypt. Around 1157 BCE, when their grain rations came weeks late, the tomb-builders of Deir el-Medina downed tools, walked off the royal necropolis and staged a sit-in, chanting that they were hungry. A scribe recorded the whole dispute on a papyrus now held in Turin.
How we know
Turin Strike Papyrus (Museo Egizio): artisans of Deir el-Medina struck over unpaid rations in year 29 of Ramesses III, c. 1157 BCE -> earliest documented labor strike (Guinness World Records).
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