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Palestinian Workers
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Employers fear “Zarfati precedent”, raise Palestinian workers’ wages
17 May 2018 1:28 PM | אין תגובות
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The women’s project
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![Rabab Kabaha graduated from the first caregiver training in the Academic School for Nursing at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in October 1st, 2017. Since November of that year she […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/רבאב-עבד-אלהאדי1-36x36.jpg "Caregiver Rabab Kabaha: A whole new life lies ahead")
Caregiver Rabab Kabaha: A whole new life lies ahead
15 August 2018 8:36 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
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![Dozens of workers came to the strike picket line this morning (November 1st) at the entrance to Yehuda Steel Fences in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. The workers held […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG-20161101-WA0016-36x36.jpg "140 workers start 4-day strike at “Yehuda Fences” in Ashdod")
140 workers start 4-day strike at “Yehuda Fences” in Ashdod
02 November 2016 1:13 PM | אין תגובות
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Migrant workers
Homeslider ארכיון
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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 […] -
Palestinian Workers Exploited by Israeli Tax Authority
פורסם ב October 17, 2017 | No CommentsTax regulations for Palestinian workers in the Israeli Settlements is based on Jordanian law and as a result workers are paying higher taxes than the colleagues in Israel or in PA area. When it comes to settlements, Israel is ignoring international law - but where workers' rights are concerned, international law requires compliance.
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![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-115x115.jpg "Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank")
Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank
פורסם ב October 9, 2017 | No CommentsBy 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 […] -
![The Clinical Legal Education Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, WAC-MAAN and The WAC-MAAN nursery staff group sent letters to the Labor and Welfare Minister Haim Katz, and Jerusalem Mayor […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/170619-ועדה-לקידום-מעמד-האישה-הכנסת-1-Copy-115x115.jpg "Open nurseries in East Jerusalem and enable women to work!")
Open nurseries in East Jerusalem and enable women to work!
פורסם ב August 7, 2017 | No CommentsThe Clinical Legal Education Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, WAC-MAAN and The WAC-MAAN nursery staff group sent letters to the Labor and Welfare Minister Haim Katz, and Jerusalem Mayor […] -
![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-24.5-115x115.jpg "In the bilingual day-care centers and schools of “Hand in Hand” (Yad b’Yad) teachers and workers have organized in WAC-MAAN")
In the bilingual day-care centers and schools of “Hand in Hand” (Yad b’Yad) teachers and workers have organized in WAC-MAAN
פורסם ב August 1, 2017 | No CommentsNegotiations 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 […] -
![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-16.5-115x115.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
פורסם ב July 27, 2017 | No CommentsTali 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 […] -
![Thirty-five Arab women from Israel’s Wadi Ara region have begun a training course in caring for the elderly and mentally frail. The course, which began on July 9, was made […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/קורס-סיעוד1-7.9-115x115.jpg "35 Arab women undergo training for work in Care in Hillel Yaffe hospital")
35 Arab women undergo training for work in Care in Hillel Yaffe hospital
פורסם ב July 23, 2017 | No CommentsThirty-five Arab women from Israel’s Wadi Ara region have begun a training course in caring for the elderly and mentally frail. The course, which began on July 9, was made […]
![A historic precedent was set by the Israeli Supreme Court in relation to a petition brought on March 15, by HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual, in collaboration […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180530-תמונות-ווטסאפ-לשכת-התעסוקה-3-36x36.jpg "Historic Precedent: Employment Bureau in West Jerusalem to serve Palestinians from EJ Too"){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}
