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International Relations Archive
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GLI International Seminar of Union Activists in Britain: “Labour Unions Must Wake Up Before It’s Too Late”
Posted on August 2, 2015 | 2 CommentsAn international seminar of labour union activists from dozens of countries took place in Britain in early July, at the initiative of GLI –Global Labour Institute. The seminar focused on... -
Wafa Tiara in Tel Aviv: ‘Don’t worry! You will change!’
Posted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsWafa Tiara works for CAFOD partner in Tel Aviv, Workers Advice Centre Ma’an, which supports unorganised workers regardless of ethnicity or religion.
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WAC-MAAN delegation strengthens cooperation with UK trade unions
Posted on December 8, 2014 | No CommentsA WAC-MAAN delegation visited the UK last November at the invitation of the British Fire Brigade Union (FBU). WAC-MAAN leaders, Assaf Adiv and Waffa Tyara, joined 65 FBU activists in a seminar held in the city of Sheffield in the north of England.
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Global solidarity among trade unions in practice
Posted on June 19, 2014 | No CommentsOver 300 activists, trade union leaders and social organisations gathered in Berlin at the end of May to coordinate action plans and to discuss how to face the capitalist crisis that is threatening workers worldwide. -
Bob Crow 1961 – 2014
Posted on March 13, 2014 | No CommentsWe were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of RMT GS Bob Crow who was a symbol of courageous and fighting unionism.
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WAC delegation meets union representatives and leftwing leaders in the Netherlands and Denmark
Posted on October 16, 2012 | No CommentsAt the beginning of October 2012, a delegation of the Workers Advice Center (WAC-Maan) visited Denmark and the Netherlands to strengthen ties with local unions there. Delegation members included WAC executive director Assaf Adiv and a representative of the Salit Quarries workers, Niaz Kadadha, from ’Atara, near Ramallah in the West Bank. The delegation emphasized WAC’s uniqueness as a union developed in partnership by Jews and Arabs, committed to struggling for every worker regardless of his or her religious or ethnic background.
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WAC Maan representatives at LaborStart international conference in Istanbul
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsRepresentatives of the independent union WAC-Ma’an took part in an international trade union conference in Istanbul in November, initiated by the LabourStart website and hosted by Turkish unions. Participants included some 100 representatives from 30 countries, among them European states, Australia, North America, Africa and Iran. However the most notable delegates came from the Arab states including the those who experienced firsthand the recent revolutions: Egypt and Tunisia. The conference concentrated primarily on the issue of the international workers’ movement and the Arab Spring. -
FNV letter of solidarity
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe Board of FNV Bondgenoten the Netherlands has decided to support the Workers Advice Center in the Salit workers strike, with 2000 EURO.
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UE Protest Letter to Salit Quarry
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No Commentsintolerable working conditions, including the lack of facilities such as a dining room, washrooms or water cooler as well as the lack of health and safety protections, pay slips or pension insurance. -
WAC-MAAN Representative in Canada
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsLaborStart of Canada sponsored the visit of Roni Ben Efrat, International Coordinator of the newly recognized union WAC-MA'AN, from May 15-20, 2011. WAC-MAAN is active among Jews and Arabs in Israel as well as East Jerusalem. Ben Efrat's aim was to create new links with major unions in Canada.