The East Jerusalem Project
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![During the pandemic WAC-MAAN has taken many steps to support Palestinian women in Jerusalem to overcome the impact of the crisis. Some of these are detailed here. Workers’ Covid-19 Hotline […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG-20191204-WA0001-36x36.jpg "Hotline for women in East Jerusalem")
Hotline for women in East Jerusalem
15 October 2020 7:47 AM | אין תגובות
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Palestinian Workers
The women’s project
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![Throughout the difficult period of Covid-19, the Women’s Empowerment group in Baqa al-Gharbia has continued its activities, led by its moderator, Hana Taufik. During the first lockdown, which lasted from […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WhatsApp-Image-2020-01-06-at-16.07.34-36x36.jpeg "Empowering Arab women during the Coronavirus crisis")
Empowering Arab women during the Coronavirus crisis
15 October 2020 7:54 AM | אין תגובות
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College Teachers
Safety
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![WAC MAAN continues to be a leading factor in a growing campaign against Construction Branch Fatal accidents in Israel. Taking into account that the number of workers who died in […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/סדנא-ראשונה-1-36x36.jpg "An unprecedented campaign against Construction Branch Fatal accidents")
An unprecedented campaign against Construction Branch Fatal accidents
24 June 2017 3:23 PM | אין תגובות
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Industry
Migrant workers
International Relations ארכיון
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![An 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 […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11224475_10206184656551306_4702883082033069525_n-115x115.jpg "GLI International Seminar of Union Activists in Britain: “Labour Unions Must Wake Up Before It’s Too Late”")
GLI International Seminar of Union Activists in Britain: “Labour Unions Must Wake Up Before It’s Too Late”
פורסם ב 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!’
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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’s Executive Director meets OECD delegation:
פורסם ב September 12, 2012 | No Comments“The government's promises on employment of Arab women remain unfulfilled”
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WAC Maan representatives at LaborStart international conference in Istanbul
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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
פורסם ב 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.
![Workers at an Israeli plant which employs Palestinians in the Jerusalem region contacted WAC MAAN, September 30th, after their employer said they would have to work 24-hour shifts. The union […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/f78794ec17ab78a804e3abef7113bc22-36x36.jpg "WAC MAAN stopped an employer from using pandemic as an excuse to force workers to labor around the clock"){kind=small}
![Negotiations on a collective agreement are due to start soon Some 72 employees (more than a third) of the NGO “Hand in Hand” have joined WAC-MAAN, making it the representative […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/יד-ביד-ירושלים-24.5-36x36.jpg "In the bilingual day-care centers and schools of “Hand in Hand” (Yad b’Yad) teachers and workers have organized in WAC-MAAN"){kind=small}
![The Palestinian workers at Green Net Recycling are unionized with WAC-MAAN. They are protesting harsh working conditions, which include being forced to sleep at the plant during the pandemic in […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Strike-Green-Net-36x36.jpeg "WAC-MAAN announces a one-day warning strike on July 29, 2020 against Green Net Garbage Recycling in Atarot Industrial Area, Jerusalem."){kind=small}
