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![More extreme exploitation of Palestinian workers following dramatic increase in trade in work permits Position paper submitted to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Employment Arrangements for Palestinians in the Construction Sector, […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/positionpapersite-36x36.png "Give the Palestinian workers a ‘green card’")
Give the Palestinian workers a ‘green card’
24 July 2022 9:27 AM | אין תגובות -
![Nabil Ghanem, an unarmed 53-year-old Palestinian, was shot dead on 19th June by soldiers near the separation fence in the Qalqiliya region as he went to work. Ghanem has been […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nabileng-36x36.png "Nabil Ghanem – victim of obtuseness and the cruel permits regime")
Nabil Ghanem – victim of obtuseness and the cruel permits regime
28 June 2022 11:37 AM | אין תגובות -
MAAN Workers Association Stands with Palestinian Workers
25 June 2022 7:40 PM | אין תגובות -
![The article was published in Hebrew by the daily Calcalist on June 5th https://bit.ly/3tv1NS9 In response to recent deadly attacks by Palestinians in various Israeli cities, Israel’s security establishment undertook […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/mabar-36x36.jpeg "Yes! Increase the number of Palestinian workers, but give them “green cards”")
Yes! Increase the number of Palestinian workers, but give them “green cards”
12 June 2022 11:41 AM | אין תגובות -
![Following several attacks by West Bank residents in Israeli cities recently, Israeli media “discovered” that tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking work enter Israel daily through breaches in the fence […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kalandia-36x36.jpeg "Palestinian workers do not need holes in the wall. Let them work in Israel with a Green Card and thus end the corrupt trade in permits.")
Palestinian workers do not need holes in the wall. Let them work in Israel with a Green Card and thus end the corrupt trade in permits.
13 April 2022 1:51 PM | אין תגובות -
![The report’s aim is to update information on the challenges faced by residents of the Palestinian Authority who work in territory annexed by Israel, where Israeli labor law applies, and […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Report_6_Page_01-36x36.jpg "MAAN’s field report on the Atarot industrial zone in Jerusalem has now appeared: “Palestinian workers demand their rights and unionize.”")
MAAN’s field report on the Atarot industrial zone in Jerusalem has now appeared: “Palestinian workers demand their rights and unionize.”
01 April 2022 9:10 AM | אין תגובות -
![Position Paper by:MAAN Workers Association & LEAP: Legal Aid for Palestinians / January 2022 This position paper calls for a radical change in the “permit regime” for Palestinian workers in […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/maabar-36x36.jpeg "Stop the illegal trade in entry permits: Give “green cards” to Palestinian workers")
Stop the illegal trade in entry permits: Give “green cards” to Palestinian workers
31 January 2022 1:08 PM | אין תגובות -
Stop the Illegal Trade in Palestinian Work Permits
27 January 2022 1:43 PM | אין תגובות -
![On Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the gate of the factory in Mishor Adumim, the Ta’aman workers told the world that their struggle stands together with the struggle of Kellogg’s workers […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FGthStoWQAA6NpC-36x36.jpeg "Palestinians on strike at Ta’aman stand in Solidarity with the striking Kellogg’s workers for a fair contract")
Palestinians on strike at Ta’aman stand in Solidarity with the striking Kellogg’s workers for a fair contract
16 December 2021 2:24 PM | אין תגובות -
![Mishor Adumim industrial zone was over the years a place that succeeded in producing cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians. A new player enters now the scene there – a trade […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/8c00b175-57d0-4a40-a3dc-f55dda1704c0-36x36.jpg "The workers ‘revolt")
The workers ‘revolt
16 December 2021 8:35 AM | אין תגובות -
![Workers of the Ta’aman food company at Mishor Adumim in the occupied West Bank have been on strike since Sunday, Dec 5, 2021. On Dec 6, they also held a […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-06-at-14.22.43-36x36.jpeg "Ta’aman workers on strike: “We are determined to reach a collective agreement ensuring our rights”")
Ta’aman workers on strike: “We are determined to reach a collective agreement ensuring our rights”
08 December 2021 10:55 AM | אין תגובות -
![On Sunday, December 5, a strike will begin at the Ta’aman food factory. The strikers joined the MAAN-Workers Association in October, demanding better wages and conditions. They seek recognition of […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/962b914f-ece4-4b93-a8ca-2c86b9761409-36x36.jpg "Palestinian workers will go on strike at Mishor Adumim in the West Bank")
Palestinian workers will go on strike at Mishor Adumim in the West Bank
04 December 2021 7:19 PM | אין תגובות -
![The arrangements for Palestinian construction workers to enter Israel came up last week before the Knesset Committee on Foreign Workers. The background consists in serious problems, especially the illegal trade […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/smasra-36x36.jpeg "Authorities fail to stop permit dealers from exploiting Palestinian workers")
Authorities fail to stop permit dealers from exploiting Palestinian workers
07 November 2021 7:39 PM | אין תגובות -
![Nine months after the announcement of the permit regime reform that regulates the entry of Palestinian construction workers into Israel, nothing has changed and the workers continue to suffer from […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/work-permit-with-no-name-36x36.jpg "Knesset Committee exposes failure to reform regime of entry permits for Palestinian workers")
Knesset Committee exposes failure to reform regime of entry permits for Palestinian workers
22 September 2021 9:11 AM | אין תגובות -
![According to the Jerusalem Tax Bureau, Palestinians employed by Israeli firms in the settlements of the West Bank are not entitled to tax refunds, in contrast to Israelis and Palestinians […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tex-autorities-36x36.jpg "MAAN to Israel’s Tax Authority: Let Palestinian workers have their refunds!")
MAAN to Israel’s Tax Authority: Let Palestinian workers have their refunds!
16 September 2021 8:42 PM | אין תגובות -
![The struggle of Palestinians employed by Israelis is not often in the news. There is a tendency to view them as “unpatriotic” and downplay the significance of their effort to […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WhatsApp-Image-2020-03-17-at-15.34.03-36x36.jpeg "Palestinian workers between the rock and the hard place.")
Palestinian workers between the rock and the hard place.
05 September 2021 8:20 AM | אין תגובות -
![Thousands of Palestinians, mostly young men and women, went out in late June and early July to demonstrate in West Bank cities against the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its president, […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jpg__700x370_q85_crop-36x36.jpg "The basic right that Palestinian workers do not have")
The basic right that Palestinian workers do not have
11 July 2021 9:18 AM | אין תגובות -
![On Sunday, March 7, MAAN-Workers Association, signed a collective agreement with the Rajwan Food Production Company (the company’s official name – RS Food Import and Production Ltd.). The trade union […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/הצבעה-של-העובדים1-36x36.jpg "A historic collective agreement signed by MAAN in Rajwan Food co. in Atarot industrial zone, Jerusalem")
A historic collective agreement signed by MAAN in Rajwan Food co. in Atarot industrial zone, Jerusalem
16 March 2021 1:52 PM | אין תגובות -
![The labor union MAAN has demanded that Tamar Tov, a date-packing company, stop threatening its Palestinian workers and start negotiations to secure their rights. The workers of the Israeli company […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tamar-tov-36x36.jpg "MAAN petitions the Labor Court against a date-packing company that exploits Palestinian workers and refuses to let them organize")
MAAN petitions the Labor Court against a date-packing company that exploits Palestinian workers and refuses to let them organize
31 January 2021 8:05 AM | אין תגובות -
![‘I know the Land of Israel belongs only to the Jewish people and if the law forces me to, I will stop employing them,’ Yamit Filtration’s CEO said, before apologizing […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eedc0438-1ee2-41fc-8c18-04dc81a37526-36x36.jpg "Israeli Employer Won’t Sign Labor Agreement With Palestinian Workers")
Israeli Employer Won’t Sign Labor Agreement With Palestinian Workers
16 January 2021 8:17 AM | אין תגובות
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Palestinian Workers
- Give the Palestinian workers a ‘green card’
24 July 2022 9:27 AM | אין תגובות
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The women’s project
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![Rabab Kabaha, from the village of Barta’a is 39 years old, married and the mother of 4 daughters. She is a professional caregiver. Rabab worked for five years as the […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rababengsite-1-36x36.png "Rabab Kabaha, Caregiver – I discovered the humanity in me")
Rabab Kabaha, Caregiver – I discovered the humanity in me
09 August 2022 10:55 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
- Ta’aman workers on strike: “We are determined to reach a collective agreement ensuring our rights”
08 December 2021 10:55 AM | אין תגובות
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Migrant workers
Palestinian Workers ארכיון
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![Workers at the “Yamit Sinon” factory, most of them from the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, declared in a labor rally held on Friday January 1, 2021, that […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/eedc0438-1ee2-41fc-8c18-04dc81a37526-115x115.jpg "Workers of the “Yamit” factory near Tulkarm announced an open strike after it became clear that the company rejects their demands and wants them to be workers without rights.")
Workers of the “Yamit” factory near Tulkarm announced an open strike after it became clear that the company rejects their demands and wants them to be workers without rights.
פורסם ב January 3, 2021 | No CommentsWorkers at the “Yamit Sinon” factory, most of them from the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, declared in a labor rally held on Friday January 1, 2021, that […] -
![MAAN Workers Association continues to raise the flag of international solidarity to all workers especially Palestinian workers from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. MAAN is active 24/7 in the […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/FNV-115x115.jpg "Organizing Palestinian workers: Raising the flag of solidarity.")
Organizing Palestinian workers: Raising the flag of solidarity.
פורסם ב December 23, 2020 | No CommentsMAAN Workers Association continues to raise the flag of international solidarity to all workers especially Palestinian workers from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. MAAN is active 24/7 in the […] -
![On Sunday, December 13, the MAAN Workers Association notified the Tamar Tov (good date) Packing House in the Jordan Valley (lacated near the Masu’a settlement in the West Bank) that […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ed94c860-775d-470b-bbde-59bf283fc30b-115x115.jpg "64 Palestinian farm workers in the Jordan Valley unionize with MAAN to demand their rights")
64 Palestinian farm workers in the Jordan Valley unionize with MAAN to demand their rights
פורסם ב December 18, 2020 | No CommentsOn Sunday, December 13, the MAAN Workers Association notified the Tamar Tov (good date) Packing House in the Jordan Valley (lacated near the Masu’a settlement in the West Bank) that […] -
![75 Palestinian employees of Yamit Filtration went on strike in November, after the company refused to negotiate on a collective agreement. Many of the strikers have been employed in the […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/9f249b0c-bc0c-4b2a-8ed9-2f11c29daf51-115x115.jpg "On strike: Palestinian workers of Yamit Filtration in the Nitzanei Shalom industrial zone (near Tulkarm)")
On strike: Palestinian workers of Yamit Filtration in the Nitzanei Shalom industrial zone (near Tulkarm)
פורסם ב December 14, 2020 | No Comments75 Palestinian employees of Yamit Filtration went on strike in November, after the company refused to negotiate on a collective agreement. Many of the strikers have been employed in the […] -
![Summary: In February 2020, MAAN Workers Association, in cooperation with Kav LaOved, filed a petition with the National Labor Court against the Payments Section (henceforth Matash) in the Ministry of […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Palestinian-Workers-115x115.jpg "Following MAAN’s petition, Israeli Interior Ministry’s Payments Section has stopped deducting service fees from the wages of Palestinian workers. The fees were paid to the Histadrut since 1970 and to Histadrut Leumit since 2019")
Following MAAN’s petition, Israeli Interior Ministry’s Payments Section has stopped deducting service fees from the wages of Palestinian workers. The fees were paid to the Histadrut since 1970 and to Histadrut Leumit since 2019
פורסם ב December 8, 2020 | No CommentsSummary: In February 2020, MAAN Workers Association, in cooperation with Kav LaOved, filed a petition with the National Labor Court against the Payments Section (henceforth Matash) in the Ministry of […] -
![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 […]
![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}
