For decades Palestinian workers in Israel and the Israeli settlements have had very limited freedom of association.
WAC-MAAN achieves its second collective agreement with Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim industrial zone
Second collective agreement achieved by Palestinian workers in Israeli industrial zone in the occupied West Bank.
WAC-MAAN – A decade of organising Palestinian workers in the West Bank settlements
The independent trade union centre WAC-MAAN releases a comprehensive report summarising ten years of struggle to organise Palestinian workers in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
WAC-MAAN combats settlement employers to improve conditions for Palestinian workers
On Dec. 18, 2018, Palestinian workers at NA Metal Industries, in the settlement of Mishor Adumim, declared a warning strike after the employer had refused to meet their basic demands.
Violent settlers’ assault on the Palestinian unionist Hatem Abu Ziadeh his wife & daughter
Hatem Abu Ziadeh, head of the workers’ committee at Zarfati Garage, along with his wife and young daughter, was assaulted on Saturday March 30 by a group of about 30 armed settlers at his family olive grove.
First-ever collective bargaining agreement signed in a West Bank settlement
For years, Palestinians toiling in the industrial zones of West Bank settlements have been subject to exploitation and denial of their rights. A collective agreement signed on February 14, 2017 proves that another way is possible.
Risking jobs, Palestinian workers in Israeli settlement unionise
22 January 2015, via +972 Mag.com When the Palestinian workers at a West Bank aluminum factory tried to unionize, the management responded with a resounding no. Nearly half of the 65 workers at the MS Aluminum Ltd. factory, located in the Israeli-run Mishor Adumim industrial zone in the West Bank, unionized last week after joining the … Continue reading Risking jobs, Palestinian workers in Israeli settlement unionise
How do you stop Palestinians unionizing? Cancel their entry permits
15 September 2014, from 972mag.com An Israeli employer of Palestinians inside a West Bank settlement, with the help of Israeli authorities, is exploiting the military permit regime in order stop his workers from unionizing, a High Court petition alleges. In order to sabotage the unionization of Palestinian workers, the owner of an Israeli car garage … Continue reading How do you stop Palestinians unionizing? Cancel their entry permits
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