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
Homeslider ארכיון
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![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. […] -
![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-115x115.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
פורסם ב September 11, 2019 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
![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-1-115x115.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
פורסם ב July 30, 2019 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
WAC-MAAN combats settlement employers to improve conditions for Palestinian workers
פורסם ב January 23, 2019 | No CommentsOn Dec. 18, 2018,Palestinian workers at NA Metal Industries, in the settlement of Mishor Adumim, declared a warning strike after the employer had refused to meet their basic demands. -
Palestinian workers in Mishor Adumim unionize with WAC, strike for collective agreement
פורסם ב December 20, 2018 | No CommentsLast summer, the workers unionized with WAC MAAN, which tried to bargain in their name towards a collective agreement. After the management refused to enter negotiations, a labor dispute was declared in August. In an apparent attempt to avoid a strike, owner and manager Mr. Ariel Nahum agreed to negotiate: the first meeting was held in September and a second in November. -
Israeli labor leader allies with extreme Right
פורסם ב September 25, 2018 | No CommentsMr. Avi Nissenkorn, who chairs the biggest Israeli Trade Union federation, the Histadrut, recently announced support for Ze'ev Elkin in the race for mayor of Jerusalem. Mr. Elkin serves currently as the Minister of Jerusalem Affairs in Netanyahu's government and is considered to be a spokesperson for the extreme right wing. Nissenkorn's reason for supporting the settler leader is unclear on the face of things. -
Employers fear “Zarfati precedent”, raise Palestinian workers’ wages
פורסם ב May 17, 2018 | No CommentsFollowing the signing of the agreement, many employers in the industrial zone have raised their workers’ wages to minimum and begun issuing proper wage slips in an effort to keep their workers satisfied and thus avoid unionizing. -
![Dani Vazana, Unionized: The Renewal of Organized Labor in Israel, Sh’hakim Publishing, 2017, 488 pp. Dani Vazana’s “Unionized” deals with thousands of workers who have recently started to unionize in the […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/הספר-מאוגדים-115x115.jpg "The Histadrut’s new unionization drive in the service of Netanyahu")
The Histadrut’s new unionization drive in the service of Netanyahu
פורסם ב March 25, 2018 | No CommentsDani Vazana, Unionized: The Renewal of Organized Labor in Israel, Sh’hakim Publishing, 2017, 488 pp. Dani Vazana’s “Unionized” deals with thousands of workers who have recently started to unionize in the […] -
![The Israeli government’s decision to deport 37,000 asylum seekers who fled here from Eritrea and Sudan will be implemented starting April 2018. Israel refuses to review their requests for asylum […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Refugee003-115x115.jpg "Israeli unions silent over deportation of asylum seekers")
Israeli unions silent over deportation of asylum seekers
פורסם ב February 20, 2018 | No CommentsThe Israeli government’s decision to deport 37,000 asylum seekers who fled here from Eritrea and Sudan will be implemented starting April 2018. Israel refuses to review their requests for asylum […]
![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}
