The 2019 Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), held 11th-14th June in Tunis, passed two motions condemning Israel's continuous violations of press freedom in the occupied Palestinian territories.
UK trade unions pass motion on Palestine
UK unions call for an end to trade with illegal Israeli settlements, stopping the arms trade with Israel, and commit to pressure corporations complicit with the arms trade to Israel and with Israel's illegal occupation and settlement building.
UK’s second largest trade union dumps HP
In a major victory for the Boycott HP campaign, the second largest British and Irish trade union, with 1.2 million members, Unite the Union, joined the campaign.
Netherlands Trade Union FNV Drops HP as Partner
Marking a significant victory for the Boycott HP campaign and the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV), the largest trade union of the Netherlands, with 1.1 million members, has dropped HP as a partner in their offers to their members.
IFJ calls on Hamas government to stop harassing journalists in Gaza Strip
Forty-two journalists have been targeted by Hamas forces in the past five days while covering street protests against falling living standards in the Gaza Strip.
Musicians Union of Ireland supports Eurovision Song Contest protest tomorrow
The Musicians Union of Ireland (MUI) is calling on its members to attend a protest in support of the call for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest...
ITUC statement on 50 years of occupation
Three generations of Palestinians have now suffered under the occupation, which continues to flagrantly deny their fundamental rights and deprives them of the opportunity to build better lives for themselves and for coming generations.
Norway’s largest trade union endorses boycott
Norway’s largest trade union body has voted in favor of economic, cultural, and academic boycott of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In response, Tel Aviv said that the union “placed itself shoulder to shoulder with the worst enemies of Israel."
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