Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Protests, Strikes Spread as Egypt's Regime Stiffens VOA News February 10, 2011 An anti-government protester wakes up after spending the night in front of the main gate of the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo, February 10, 2011 Photo: AP An anti-government protester wakes up after spending the night in front of the main gate of the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo, February 10, 2011 Labor actions affecting tourism, textiles, railways and the government flared across Egypt Wednesday, as the opposition began to pursue a different strategy in its campaign to oust embattled President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power. More than 6,000 disaffected workers demonstrated for a second day Wednesday against low wages and poor conditions at five companies owned by the Suez Canal Authority, a major component of the Egyptian economy. Two thousand textile workers demonstrated in Suez while thousands hurt by the collapse of the tourism industry held protests in Luxor. Hundreds of slum dwellers in the Suez Canal town of Port Said set fire to parts of the governor's headquarters, angry over the lack of housing. Anti-Mubarak protests resulting in several deaths also erupted in the desert oasis of Kharga, 600 kilometers south of Cairo, as demonstrators burned police stations and other government buildings. The developments came as the nation's largest circulation newspaper, the iconic al-Ahram, began to shift from its pro-government reporting. On Wednesday, the front page, which had sought for days to downplay the protests, called recent attacks by pro-Mubarak supporters on Cairo's Tahrir Square an "offense to the whole nation." Thousands of protesters remain in the square, turning it into a sprawling tent city, complete with medical facilities, charging stations for mobile phones, sound stages and a radio station. Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman has said the government will not tolerate prolonged anti-government protests in Tahrir Square. He warned activists not to attempt more civil disobedience, calling it "extremely dangerous." On Wednesday, pro-democracy activists set up a new camp around Egypt's parliament building, several blocks away from the square. They demanded the resignation of lawmakers elected late last year in a vote widely condemned as rigged in favor of the ruling party. Protest organizers said they are working on plans to move to the state radio and television building Friday, when another mass demonstration has been called. Thousands of government workers from the health and telecommunications offices protested in several locations across Cairo Wednesday. Many were contractors, demanding full-time work and benefits. A committee of judges and legal scholars appointed by Mr. Mubarak agreed Wednesday to propose six constitutional amendments and said further articles could also be changed. But Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, which broke ranks with the opposition to meet with Mr. Suleiman, rejected what it said were half-measures by the regime. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.  NEW: Follow our Middle East reports on [1]Twitter and discuss them on our [2]Facebook page. References 1. http://twitter.com/VOAMidEast 2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/VOAMiddleEastVoices/124360240958667? v=wall .