14 September 2012 / euobserver.com / EU working on consumer labels for Israeli settlement products BRUSSELS - Denmark is fronting an EU initiative to help consumers boycott Israeli settlement products. Its foreign ministry is funding an event in Brussels on 23 October to get EU diplomats and NGOs, such as Oxfam and Crisis Action, talking … Continue reading EU working to label Israeli settlement products
Palestinian employment in Israel and the Settlements
August 2012 / Kav LaOved / Report: “Employment of Palestinian Workers in Israel and the Settlements – Limitations, Restrictions, and Rights Violations.” The report describes the many obstacles faced by a Palestinian worker wishing to work in Israel. One of the most difficult obstacles is his dependency on a specific employer. Were you aware that … Continue reading Palestinian employment in Israel and the Settlements
ITUC Annual Trade Union Survey 2012
The 2012 International Trade Union Confederation's 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 remains very difficult for most Palestinian workers, especially … Continue reading ITUC Annual Trade Union Survey 2012
First Brisbane BDS walking tour
28 August 2012: Media Statement - First Brisbane BDS walking tour a great success Last Saturday, August 25, the first Brisbane Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Walking Tour was held, successfully highlighting a number of stores in the Brisbane CBD that profit from the products of Israeli apartheid. The Tour spent around ten minutes outside the … Continue reading First Brisbane BDS walking tour
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
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’
Strength in numbers
In the wake of international outcries over the grossly disproportionate Operation "Cast Lead" Israeli invasion of Gaza in 2008/2009, the unlawful killing of the 9 Turkish civilians on the Gaza aid flotilla in May 2010, the unending blockade of the Gaza Strip since June 2007, and relentless construction of illegal Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, workers and … Continue reading Strength in numbers
Palestinian firefighters can risk their lives, but not receive their awards
The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, has reported on the Israeli army refusing entry permits to Palestinian firefighters invited to receive awards for their part in fighting the recent Carmel forest fires in Israel. Israeli officials on Tuesday canceled a ceremony planned to honor the Palestinian firemen who assisted in battling the Carmel fire last week, after … Continue reading Palestinian firefighters can risk their lives, but not receive their awards
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