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Zarfati Garage workers on strike in Mishur Edumim settlement
May day demonstration in front of “Beit Bialik” in solidarity with Bialik house workers. Film by SocialTV -
The Hatem Affair
Palestinian Workers – Articles
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Palestinians at Mishor Adumim carpentry unionize with WAC after years of precarious employment
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WAC-MAAN signs a groundbreaking collective agreement for Palestinians at Mishor Adumim’s Zarfati garage
19 February 2017 8:56 AM | No Comments -
Israeli National Labor Court: “Zarfati Garage must return Hatem Abu Ziadeh, to his job”
06 April 2016 9:40 PM | No Comments -
Zarfati Garage must reinstate WAC MAAN’s Committee Chairperson Hatem Abu Ziadeh. “Dismissal based on false accusations,” Court says
24 February 2016 12:22 PM | No Comments -
Employer turns Palestinian union organizer into a ‘security threat’
17 February 2016 12:18 PM | No Comments -
Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing
15 July 2015 12:31 PM | No Comments - Palestinians working in the Settlement “Nitzanei Shalom” Industrial Zone appeal to National Labor Court against implementation of the exploitative Jordanian Law
14 July 2015 10:03 AM | No Comments - In West Bank industrial zone, everything is Israeli – except the harsh labor laws
05 June 2015 1:52 PM | No Comments -
Palestinian workers: In spite of impoverishment and exploitation we dare claim our rights
03 June 2015 2:28 PM | No Comments -
WAC MAAN organizes a Panel on Palestinian workers in East Jerusalem and Area C, followed by its Annual General Assembly
21 May 2015 11:25 AM | No Comments -
Israeli police bring union leader in for questioning over LabourStart global campaign
08 May 2015 9:05 AM | No Comments -
Israel’s National Labor Court: WAC-MAAN is the representative workers’ union at Zarfati Garage in West Bank
21 April 2015 5:14 PM | No Comments -
Jerusalem Court to hear appeals of 3 Palestinian workers sacked by Zarfati Garage for union activism
08 March 2015 1:03 PM | No Comments -
Palestinian workers in occupied West Bank strike for recognition of labor union
19 February 2015 5:08 PM | No Comments - Labour struggle in West Bank belies claims of harmony
15 February 2015 3:49 PM | No Comments -
WAC-MAAN has declared a labor dispute and strike at M.S. Aluminum plant that employs Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim
09 February 2015 2:16 PM | No Comments -
“Security” as a pretext against unionizing
25 January 2015 1:16 PM | No Comments -
Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim aluminium plant unionize with WAC-MAAN
21 January 2015 12:27 PM | 1 Comment - Escalation in struggle to reinstate head of a Palestinian workers’ committee in settlement garage: WAC-MAAN appeals to National Labor Court
14 January 2015 11:18 AM | No Comments -
Changes at Mishor Adumim Checkpoint pressure Palestinian workers
08 January 2015 4:16 PM | No Comments
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Palestinian Workers Archive
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Palestinians at Mishor Adumim carpentry unionize with WAC after years of precarious employment
Posted on May 23, 2017 | No CommentsWorkers at the “Hayei Adam” carpentry in Mishor Adumim have decided to end years of exploitative and precarious employment. Most of them have worked at a wage of NIS 140... -
WAC-MAAN signs a groundbreaking collective agreement for Palestinians at Mishor Adumim’s Zarfati garage
Posted on February 19, 2017 | No CommentsFor 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. In this precedential step, the Zarfati Garage signed a collective agreement with WAC-MAAN which covers all 75 workers at the plant and compensates the Palestinians among them for the previous period, when their rights had been denied.
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Israeli National Labor Court: “Zarfati Garage must return Hatem Abu Ziadeh, to his job”
Posted on April 6, 2016 | No CommentsYesterday, April 5, 2016, the National Labor Court, sitting as a threesome, unanimously denied an appeal made by the owners of Zarfati garage against a decision of the Regional... -
Zarfati Garage must reinstate WAC MAAN’s Committee Chairperson Hatem Abu Ziadeh. “Dismissal based on false accusations,” Court says
Posted on February 24, 2016 | No CommentsIn a decision which will have far-reaching consequences for Palestinian workers, Jerusalem Labour Court President Justice Eyal Avrahami ruled that the dismissal of the Zarfati Garage Workers’ Committee Chairperson was... -
Employer turns Palestinian union organizer into a ‘security threat’
Posted on February 17, 2016 | No CommentsBy Haggai Matar. Published on Local Call website on February 16, 2016 Hatem Abu Ziadeh spent almost 20 years working at an auto repair shop in a West Bank industrial zone.... -
Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing
Posted on July 15, 2015 | No CommentsBy YONAH JEREMY BOB, The Jerusalem Post, 07/15/2015 To the article Lawyer for laborers: How can 1967 Jordanian law apply when it does not apply anywhere in the world, even Jordan? In... -
Palestinians working in the Settlement “Nitzanei Shalom” Industrial Zone appeal to National Labor Court against implementation of the exploitative Jordanian Law
Posted on July 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe National Labour Court is to hear today 14 July, an appeal that was launched by Palestinian workers against the lower court’s decision that Palestinians working in the Nitzanei Shalom... -
In West Bank industrial zone, everything is Israeli – except the harsh labor laws
Posted on June 5, 2015 | No CommentsPublished on Haaretz.com on June 5 2015 by Tali Heruti Sover. Set up at the start of the Oslo process, Nitzanei Shalom employs hundreds of Palestinians and is run according to Israeli standards, with one glaring exception
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Palestinian workers: In spite of impoverishment and exploitation we dare claim our rights
Posted on June 3, 2015 | No CommentsIn a unique assembly organized by WAC-MAAN in East Jerusalem, the independent union stressed its commitment to build a union of workers who are not indifferent to the suffering of others, who fight to topple the walls of prejudice.
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WAC MAAN organizes a Panel on Palestinian workers in East Jerusalem and Area C, followed by its Annual General Assembly
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsThe panel on Palestinian workers and jobless battling for survival in East Jerusalem and Area C, will be held on Monday, June 1, at Notre Dame Hotel in Jerusalem, at 5 pm. At 6:30 pm, the Annual General Assembly of WAC-MAAN will be held, attended by representatives of affiliated committees and representatives of WAC-MAAN chapters.