The Australian union movement has written to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to call on the Australian Government to strongly condemn Israel’s plan to annex Palestinian land in the West Bank.
Israel’s Construction Accidents: Not Mishaps, but Negligence
Describing Yassin’s death as an accident is a distortion of the truth because an accident is an unexpected event, and nothing in Israel is more predictable than the death of construction workers.
Kav LaOved: The Occupation of Labour – Palestinian Employment in Israel
This report describes the employment model of Palestinian construction sector workers in Israel.
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."
War on the Way to Work
30 March 2014, from Kav LaOved: Day after day, thousands of Palestinian workers pass through the border at Tayibe. “If someone bends down to pick something up, he may not get out of there alive. The same issue arises each time I meet workers from my district. Palestinian workers, who are lucky to have an Israeli … Continue reading War on the Way to Work
RIBA motion calls on UIA to suspend Israeli membership
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) calls on the International Union of Architects (UIA) to suspend the membership of the Israeli Association of United Architects (IAUA). Full text of the Motion and Signatories available at Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine (reprinted below): MOTION TO RIBA COUNCIL, 19 MARCH 2014 Continue to Condone? As seen … Continue reading RIBA motion calls on UIA to suspend Israeli membership
Workers robbed of half their pay
25 July 2013 | via Electronic Intifada Workers on Israel’s 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
Palestinian workers’ rights in Israel
4 November 2012 / +972mag.com / From factories to farms, labour union champions rights of Palestinians in Israel Nazareth - Security cameras and a heavy metal door secure the otherwise inconspicuous apartment. This is the office of the Arab Workers Union in Israel (AWU). Photographs of local demonstrations and flags of international trade unions drape … Continue reading Palestinian workers’ rights in Israel
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