Palestinian workers play a vital role in Israel’s economy, but they’ve been left exposed to the danger of COVID-19 without any support from the Israeli authorities or their own leaders. The pandemic has exposed the harsh realities of life for workers under Israeli occupation.
Unions around the world oppose Israel’s annexation plans
Israel's plans to annex vast areas of occupied Palestinian territory is roundly condemned by the international trade union movement.
High Court rejects petition to compensate Palestinian workers hit by crisis
Judges make unanimous decision in labor case on Palestinian workers who lost wages due to pandemic, lockdown; Palestinians working in Israel are not covered by national insurance
WAC-MAAN: Hotline for East Jerusalem workers and jobless during the Coronavirus shutdown
WAC-MAAN launched an Arabic-language emergency hotline, providing assistance and counseling to Corona victims regarding their employment and Social Security.
Palestinian Workers Risk COVID-19 or Losing Income
Nearly 50,000 workers have left Palestinian territories to work in Israel in recent days, after Palestine and Israel struck an agreement to allow them to work and stay in Israel for up to two months.
Coronavirus ‘Disaster’ at Israeli Factory Prompts Policy Revamp on Palestinian Workers
'I don't understand why I'm good enough to work in Israel but not good enough for the Israelis to test me,' says one worker in a Jerusalem area chicken factory, which Palestinians point to as the source of West Bank coronavirus outbreak
WAC MAAN and Kav LaOved petition Payment Department to stop irregularities in deductions from Palestinians employed in Israel
Petition to Israel’s National Labor Court against discriminatory practices by the Payment Department with regard to the deduction of membership dues and service fees from the salaries of Palestinian workers in Israel.
UN database on companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements welcomed – ITUC
The ITUC has welcomed the release of a United Nations database of 112 companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land.
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