26 May 2012: Press release from the 2012 Swedish Trade Union Confederation Congress Boycott goods from occupied areas The Swedish Trade Union Confederation supports the Palestinian trade union movement’s calls to boycott Israeli goods from occupied territories. However, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation does not at present advocate a general boycott of Israeli goods. The … Continue reading Swedish Trade Union Confederation joins boycott call
InCACBI Statement on Science Camp being held in Israel
27 August 2012: InCACBI Statement on Science Camp being held in Israel Boycott a state that deprives Palestinian youth of academic freedom! We, a group of academics, activists and artists in India, came together in 2010 to campaign against yet another apartheid regime by extending support to the international campaign for the academic and cultural … Continue reading InCACBI Statement on Science Camp being held in Israel
Factsheet on Palestine for Trade Unions
A new factsheet produced by the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign highlights the impact of the Wall on Palestinian workers... "The Apartheid Wall has been deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice, yet the international community has done nothing to halt its encroachment on Palestinian land. Palestinian workers and farmers have been the most … Continue reading Factsheet on Palestine for Trade Unions
Petition to Recognise Palestine
Dear friends, In September this year, the United Nations will vote on the recognition of the State of Palestine. A public petition is urging the Australian Parliament to respond positively to this historic opportunity and recognise the state of Palestine. Such recognition comes after many years of stalled peace talks. While Australian political parties pay … Continue reading Petition to Recognise Palestine
Striking Palestinian workers receive support
As the Palestinian workers at Sal’it Quarry in the occupied West Bank enter their second month of strike over an unsigned collective agreement, solidarity messages from Australia, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Italy arrive to the Israeli trade union, WAC-Ma’an, looking after their case. The Palestinian sports community in Gaza launched a campaign - … Continue reading Striking Palestinian workers receive support
ITUC annual survey published
The 2011 ITUC Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights has been published on the ITUC website. The annual survey provides important information about trade union rights in law, in practice and violations of those rights. Palestine survey: The exercise of freedom of association or collective bargaining remains very difficult for most Palestinian workers, … Continue reading ITUC annual survey published
Union support for Palestine grows
It is encouraging to see trade unions around the world taking principled stands in support of human rights for all and in active solidarity with the Palestinian people. Over the past month, the UK University & College Union - the largest trade union in its sector - maintained its tradition of support for Palestinian rights by endorsing … Continue reading Union support for Palestine grows
Boycott call ‘doing a good job’
Union news in March has seen the leader of the Israeli trade union movement, the Histadrut, say that the global campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel is "doing a good job all over the world." The Gaza Truck Drivers Union called strike action against the Israeli decision on 2 March to permanently close … Continue reading Boycott call ‘doing a good job’
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