 A prominent figure during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution he helped found the country's first independent union confederation, the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU).Elected to the People's Assembly following the democratic parliamentary election of 2011-12, Abu-Eita served as Minister of Manpower and Immigration between July 2013 and March 2014.As a long-time activist, he organized labor movements and led the challenge against the state-affiliated Egyptian Trade Union Federation.