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 – Articles
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![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")
WAC MAAN stopped an employer from using pandemic as an excuse to force workers to labor around the clock
06 October 2020 10:23 AM | אין תגובות -
![The president of the Regional labor court in Jerusalem, Justice Eyal Avrahami, has issued a decision, dated August 31, 2020, determining that Maya Foods has violated the law by harming […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mahkamat-elamal-36x36.jpeg "Maya Food Industries in Mishor Adumim has been penalized 200,000 NIS for harm to Palestinian workers organized with WAC-MAAN")
Maya Food Industries in Mishor Adumim has been penalized 200,000 NIS for harm to Palestinian workers organized with WAC-MAAN
09 September 2020 8:58 AM | אין תגובות -
![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.")
WAC-MAAN announces a one-day warning strike on July 29, 2020 against Green Net Garbage Recycling in Atarot Industrial Area, Jerusalem.
29 July 2020 2:18 PM | אין תגובות -
![WAC-MAAN assisted Kav Laoved and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel in submitting a petition to the High Court on March 30, 2020, demanding that the Finance Ministry and […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/עובדים-פלסטינים-במחסום-מישור-אדומים-ינואר-2015-640x300-36x36.jpg "Petition to High Court for compensation for Palestinians who lost their jobs in Israel due to Covid-19")
Petition to High Court for compensation for Palestinians who lost their jobs in Israel due to Covid-19
06 April 2020 8:02 AM | אין תגובות -
![Tens of thousands of Palestinian workers will be sleeping in their work places in Israel, but many more will be left with no work and no source of income. On […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-17-at-15.34.03-36x36.jpeg "Commuting to Israel in Times of Corona")
Commuting to Israel in Times of Corona
27 March 2020 2:08 PM | אין תגובות -
![Kav LaOved (Worker’s Hotline) and WAC-MAAN have petitioned Israel’s National Labor Court against discriminatory practices by the Payment Department with regard to the deduction of membership dues and service fees […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/דמי-טיפול-36x36.jpg "WAC MAAN and Kav LaOved petition Payment Department to stop irregularities in deductions from Palestinians employed in Israel")
WAC MAAN and Kav LaOved petition Payment Department to stop irregularities in deductions from Palestinians employed in Israel
18 March 2020 10:01 AM | אין תגובות -
![In a ruling issued on November 26, 2019, the Regional Jerusalem Labor Court judge, Justice Daniel Goldberg, decreed that WAC-MAAN (henceforth WAC) is the official representative union of the workers […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Maya-on-strike-36x36.jpeg "A major gain for WAC-MAAN and for Palestinian workers as Labor Court ordains Maya Food Industries negotiate with the union and pay 160,000 NIS in damages for obstructing its drive to unionize the company")
A major gain for WAC-MAAN and for Palestinian workers as Labor Court ordains Maya Food Industries negotiate with the union and pay 160,000 NIS in damages for obstructing its drive to unionize the company
01 December 2019 2:31 PM | אין תגובות -
![The workers at R. S. Marketing and Food Production (also known as Rejwan) joined the trade union WAC- MAAN last September and they seek to negotiate a collective agreement guaranteeing […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/יום-השביתה-25.11-36x36.jpg "50 Palestinian workers in a food plant in Atarot Industrial Zone go on strike")
50 Palestinian workers in a food plant in Atarot Industrial Zone go on strike
27 November 2019 11:00 AM | אין תגובות -
![On November 4th, Muhammad Abu Sneineh, a production worker in Maya Foods factory in Mishor Edomim Industrial Zone, collapsed at work due to acute pain in his back. His co-workers […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוחמד-אבו-סנינה-4-11-19-36x36.jpeg "A Palestinian worker who collapsed during work was thrown down by the roadside by a formean in Maya Foods plant in Mishor Edumimim")
A Palestinian worker who collapsed during work was thrown down by the roadside by a formean in Maya Foods plant in Mishor Edumimim
16 November 2019 6:22 PM | אין תגובות -
![In an application to the Israeli Payments Authority (PIBA), the workers’ rights organization Kav LaOved (KLO) and WAC-MAAN (WAC) demanded that Palestinian workers be allowed to unionize as they like. […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/גיוסי-5-36x36.jpg "WAC-MAAN and Kav LaOved demand to stop automatic dues payments by Palestinian workers to the Histadrut, instead allowing workers to choose to join WAC-MAAN")
WAC-MAAN and Kav LaOved demand to stop automatic dues payments by Palestinian workers to the Histadrut, instead allowing workers to choose to join WAC-MAAN
12 September 2019 1:19 PM | אין תגובות -
![The workers demand that Maya Food Industries stop attempts to force them into the “Histadrut Leumit” The strike comes after a Jerusalem Labor Court on Sept. 5 ordered Maya Foods […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Maya-on-strike-36x36.jpeg "Palestinian workers in a West Bank settlement strike for their right to choose WAC-MAAN as their union")
Palestinian workers in a West Bank settlement strike for their right to choose WAC-MAAN as their union
11 September 2019 8:37 AM | אין תגובות -
![After years of passivity caused by fear of layoffs, workers in Maya Foods Industries – one of the biggest factories in the settlement industrial zone of Mishor Adumim, have taken […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/af2ae4e0-b117-40b2-88e6-0b74d0f40bb5-36x36.jpg "Palestinian workers at Maya Foods join WAC- MAAN to fight for their rights")
Palestinian workers at Maya Foods join WAC- MAAN to fight for their rights
02 September 2019 8:21 AM | אין תגובות -
![The Agreement regulating wage and job conditions of Palestinian workers is the 2nd one signed by the independent Union in this Industrial Zone Workers Committee Member Osama Abu Rizek: “Worker […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/180904-פגישה-עם-פועלי-מ.א.-מתכות-מישור-אדומים-1-36x36.jpg "WAC-MAAN signs Collective Agreement at N.A. Metal in Mishor Adumim, Area C")
WAC-MAAN signs Collective Agreement at N.A. Metal in Mishor Adumim, Area C
30 July 2019 8:31 PM | אין תגובות -
![The independent trade union center WAC-MAAN releases a comprehensive report summarizing ten years of struggle to organize Palestinian workers in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank The report released […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/תמונות-16-5-3-36x36.jpeg "New Research: WAC-MAAN – A decade of organizing Palestinian workers in the West Bank Settlements – A summary")
New Research: WAC-MAAN – A decade of organizing Palestinian workers in the West Bank Settlements – A summary
15 June 2019 10:56 AM | אין תגובות -
WAC-MAAN combats settlement employers to improve conditions for Palestinian workers
23 January 2019 7:40 PM | אין תגובות -
Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim unionize with WAC, strike for collective agreement
20 December 2018 9:18 AM | אין תגובות -
Employers fear “Zarfati precedent”, raise Palestinian workers’ wages
17 May 2018 1:28 PM | אין תגובות -
Palestinian Workers Exploited by Israeli Tax Authority
17 October 2017 9:25 AM | אין תגובות -
![By Miriam Berger, The Nation, October 4th, 2017 The political front is stalemated, and the occupation grinds on—but some Palestinians are creating their own facts on the ground. To the article in […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/עובדיצרפתי-קטן-36x36.jpg "Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank")
Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank
09 October 2017 2:11 PM | אין תגובות -
![Tali Heruti-Sover Haaretz, July 27th, 2017 The Israeli employers stepped up the abuse once the Palestinian workers decided to unionize The Hayei Adam (Life of Man) carpentry shop in Mishor […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/חיי-אדם-16.5-36x36.jpg "This Synagogue Furniture Factory Is Actually a Sweatshop that Tramples Palestinians’ Rights")
This Synagogue Furniture Factory Is Actually a Sweatshop that Tramples Palestinians’ Rights
27 July 2017 9:09 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
Palestinian Workers ארכיון
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![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/f78794ec17ab78a804e3abef7113bc22-115x115.jpg "WAC MAAN stopped an employer from using pandemic as an excuse to force workers to labor around the clock")
WAC MAAN stopped an employer from using pandemic as an excuse to force workers to labor around the clock
פורסם ב October 6, 2020 | No CommentsWorkers 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 […] -
![The president of the Regional labor court in Jerusalem, Justice Eyal Avrahami, has issued a decision, dated August 31, 2020, determining that Maya Foods has violated the law by harming […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/mahkamat-elamal-115x115.jpeg "Maya Food Industries in Mishor Adumim has been penalized 200,000 NIS for harm to Palestinian workers organized with WAC-MAAN")
Maya Food Industries in Mishor Adumim has been penalized 200,000 NIS for harm to Palestinian workers organized with WAC-MAAN
פורסם ב September 9, 2020 | No CommentsThe president of the Regional labor court in Jerusalem, Justice Eyal Avrahami, has issued a decision, dated August 31, 2020, determining that Maya Foods has violated the law by harming […] -
![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-115x115.jpeg "WAC-MAAN announces a one-day warning strike on July 29, 2020 against Green Net Garbage Recycling in Atarot Industrial Area, Jerusalem.")
WAC-MAAN announces a one-day warning strike on July 29, 2020 against Green Net Garbage Recycling in Atarot Industrial Area, Jerusalem.
פורסם ב July 29, 2020 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
![WAC-MAAN assisted Kav Laoved and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel in submitting a petition to the High Court on March 30, 2020, demanding that the Finance Ministry and […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/עובדים-פלסטינים-במחסום-מישור-אדומים-ינואר-2015-640x300-115x115.jpg "Petition to High Court for compensation for Palestinians who lost their jobs in Israel due to Covid-19")
Petition to High Court for compensation for Palestinians who lost their jobs in Israel due to Covid-19
פורסם ב April 6, 2020 | No CommentsWAC-MAAN assisted Kav Laoved and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel in submitting a petition to the High Court on March 30, 2020, demanding that the Finance Ministry and […] -
![Tens of thousands of Palestinian workers will be sleeping in their work places in Israel, but many more will be left with no work and no source of income. On […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-17-at-15.34.03-115x115.jpeg "Commuting to Israel in Times of Corona")
Commuting to Israel in Times of Corona
פורסם ב March 27, 2020 | No CommentsTens of thousands of Palestinian workers will be sleeping in their work places in Israel, but many more will be left with no work and no source of income. On […] -
![Kav LaOved (Worker’s Hotline) and WAC-MAAN have petitioned Israel’s National Labor Court against discriminatory practices by the Payment Department with regard to the deduction of membership dues and service fees […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/דמי-טיפול-115x115.jpg "WAC MAAN and Kav LaOved petition Payment Department to stop irregularities in deductions from Palestinians employed in Israel")
WAC MAAN and Kav LaOved petition Payment Department to stop irregularities in deductions from Palestinians employed in Israel
פורסם ב March 18, 2020 | No CommentsKav LaOved (Worker’s Hotline) and WAC-MAAN have petitioned Israel’s National Labor Court against discriminatory practices by the Payment Department with regard to the deduction of membership dues and service fees […] -
![In a ruling issued on November 26, 2019, the Regional Jerusalem Labor Court judge, Justice Daniel Goldberg, decreed that WAC-MAAN (henceforth WAC) is the official representative union of the workers […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Maya-on-strike-115x115.jpeg "A major gain for WAC-MAAN and for Palestinian workers as Labor Court ordains Maya Food Industries negotiate with the union and pay 160,000 NIS in damages for obstructing its drive to unionize the company")
A major gain for WAC-MAAN and for Palestinian workers as Labor Court ordains Maya Food Industries negotiate with the union and pay 160,000 NIS in damages for obstructing its drive to unionize the company
פורסם ב December 1, 2019 | No CommentsIn a ruling issued on November 26, 2019, the Regional Jerusalem Labor Court judge, Justice Daniel Goldberg, decreed that WAC-MAAN (henceforth WAC) is the official representative union of the workers […] -
![The workers at R. S. Marketing and Food Production (also known as Rejwan) joined the trade union WAC- MAAN last September and they seek to negotiate a collective agreement guaranteeing […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/יום-השביתה-25.11-115x115.jpg "50 Palestinian workers in a food plant in Atarot Industrial Zone go on strike")
50 Palestinian workers in a food plant in Atarot Industrial Zone go on strike
פורסם ב November 27, 2019 | No CommentsThe workers at R. S. Marketing and Food Production (also known as Rejwan) joined the trade union WAC- MAAN last September and they seek to negotiate a collective agreement guaranteeing […] -
![On November 4th, Muhammad Abu Sneineh, a production worker in Maya Foods factory in Mishor Edomim Industrial Zone, collapsed at work due to acute pain in his back. His co-workers […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/מוחמד-אבו-סנינה-4-11-19-115x115.jpeg "A Palestinian worker who collapsed during work was thrown down by the roadside by a formean in Maya Foods plant in Mishor Edumimim")
A Palestinian worker who collapsed during work was thrown down by the roadside by a formean in Maya Foods plant in Mishor Edumimim
פורסם ב November 16, 2019 | No CommentsOn November 4th, Muhammad Abu Sneineh, a production worker in Maya Foods factory in Mishor Edomim Industrial Zone, collapsed at work due to acute pain in his back. His co-workers […] -
![In an application to the Israeli Payments Authority (PIBA), the workers’ rights organization Kav LaOved (KLO) and WAC-MAAN (WAC) demanded that Palestinian workers be allowed to unionize as they like. […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/גיוסי-5-115x115.jpg "WAC-MAAN and Kav LaOved demand to stop automatic dues payments by Palestinian workers to the Histadrut, instead allowing workers to choose to join WAC-MAAN")
WAC-MAAN and Kav LaOved demand to stop automatic dues payments by Palestinian workers to the Histadrut, instead allowing workers to choose to join WAC-MAAN
פורסם ב September 12, 2019 | No CommentsIn an application to the Israeli Payments Authority (PIBA), the workers’ rights organization Kav LaOved (KLO) and WAC-MAAN (WAC) demanded that Palestinian workers be allowed to unionize as they like. […]
![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}
