8 July 2013 | via Democracy & Workers Rights Center-Palestine Workshop announces findings of a study on work conditions and circumstances in the petrochemical sector On July 4th, 2013, DWRC held a workshop to announce the findings of a study on work conditions and circumstances of Palestinian workers in the petrochemical sector in the West … Continue reading Shockingly unsafe conditions in petrochemical sector
Israel labour law applies in settlements
14 July 2013 | via Kav LaOved Israeli Law Applies to Palestinian Workers Employed in Mishor Adumim The Jerusalem Labor Court rules that the company Even Bar must pay its Palestinian workers the same wages they pay Israeli workers, based on a Kav LaOved precedent from a previous High Court of Justice ruling. On June … Continue reading Israel labour law applies in settlements
Palestinian children work Israeli settlements
6 July 2013 | via Al Jazeera Some children reportedly earn just 25 per cent of the wage they are entitled to. Jordan Valley, occupied Palestinian territories - Small, frail bodies move systematically in the orchards, picking and cleaning fruit and vegetables, placing them into containers, before finally loading them onto trucks. Like clockwork, every … Continue reading Palestinian children work Israeli settlements
Workers robbed of half their pay
25 July 2013 | via Electronic Intifada Workers on Israelâs illegal railway robbed of half their pay Palestinians hired to work on a high-speed train link between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have half their wages taken from them by recruiting agents, an Electronic Intifada investigation has found. An estimated 200 Palestinians are employed on boring … Continue reading Workers robbed of half their pay
ILO reports on situation for Palestinian workers
May 2013: Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) presents the annual report on the "Situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories" to the 2013 International Labour Conference (ILC): "This yearâs mission was the first to be undertaken since the recognition of Palestine as a non-member observer State by the United … Continue reading ILO reports on situation for Palestinian workers
Factsheet – Health in Palestine
Protection of Medical Personnel & Vehicles: Fourth Geneva Convention, Additional Protocol 1, 1977 ARTICLE 15: 1. Civilian medical personnel shall be respected and protectedâĤ 3. The Occupying Power shall afford civilian medical personnel in occupied territories every assistance to enable them to perform, to the best of their ability, their humanitarian functionsâĤ ARTICLE 21: Medical … Continue reading Factsheet – Health in Palestine
Factsheet – Education in Palestine
Right to Education: Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1990 ARTICLE 28: 1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to education, and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity... Protection of Children:Â Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 ARTICLE 50: The Occupying Power shall, with the cooperation … Continue reading Factsheet – Education in Palestine
Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
9 April 2013 | via Electronic Intifada Whenever calls are made to ban goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank, Israelâs standard response is that sanctions of that nature would have an adverse effect on Palestinian workers. The argument has been trotted out quite a few times lately as some representatives of the European … Continue reading Israeli firms shed crocodile tears for Palestinian workers
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