Wac-Maan worker's organization

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.

WAC-MAAN combats settlement employers to improve conditions for Palestinian workers

Solar energy as a lever for progress in Arab society

פורסם ב January 15, 2019 | No Comments
Solar energy has the potential to stimulate economic and social progress in Israel's Arab sector. Arab communities suffer from long-term institutional discrimination, underdevelopment and lack of resources. At present, they tend towards religious conservatism and self-segregation. Poverty and violence are prevalent and the rule of the families and clans goes unchallenged. Promoting renewable energy in these communities could enhance economic and social progress, helping to integrate them into the modern world.
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Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim unionize with WAC, strike for collective agreement

פורסם ב December 20, 2018 | No Comments
Last summer, the workers unionized with WAC MAAN, which tried to bargain in their name towards a collective agreement. After the management refused to enter negotiations, a labor dispute was declared in August. In an apparent attempt to avoid a strike, owner and manager Mr. Ariel Nahum agreed to negotiate: the first meeting was held in September and a second in November.
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Israeli labor leader allies with extreme Right

פורסם ב September 25, 2018 | No Comments
Mr. Avi Nissenkorn, who chairs the biggest Israeli Trade Union federation, the Histadrut, recently announced support for Ze'ev Elkin in the race for mayor of Jerusalem. Mr. Elkin serves currently as the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs in Netanyahu's government and is considered to be a spokesperson for the extreme right wing. Nissenkorn's reason for supporting the settler leader is unclear on the face of things.
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Caregiver Rabab Kabaha: A whole new life lies ahead

פורסם ב August 15, 2018 | No Comments
Rabab Kabaha graduated from the first caregiver training in the Academic School for Nursing at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in October 1st, 2017. Since November of that year she […]
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In an empowering ceremony, 35 Arab women receive qualification certificates as geriatric carers

פורסם ב August 7, 2018 | No Comments
There was excitement all around. On July 23, 2018, 35 Arab women were handed their geriatric-care qualification certificates by the Academic School for Nursing at The Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre […]
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WAC-MAAN makes progress in unionizing, promoting employment of Arab women, and improving safety for construction workers

פורסם ב August 2, 2018 | No Comments
The first half of 2018 has seen WAC-MAAN surge forward in unionizing and defending the rights of workers and the unemployed, in promoting the employment of Arab women, and in its activities against workplace accidents in construction. During this period WAC also initiated three public conferences.
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