The East Jerusalem Project
Palestinian Workers
The women’s project
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![In a joint project conducted earlier this year, the Workers Advice Center WAC-MAAN and Sindyanna of Galilee trained a group of women from the village of Baqa al-Gharbiyye to grow […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fa549230-5435-46cb-872e-01d9041a3362-36x36.jpg "From consumers to Producers : Four Women from the hydroponic project speak")
From consumers to Producers : Four Women from the hydroponic project speak
20 November 2019 1:51 PM | 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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![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
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Migrant workers
slideshow2 ארכיון
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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. -
Solar energy as a lever for progress in Arab society
פורסם ב January 15, 2019 | No CommentsSolar energy has the potential to stimulate economic and social progress in Israel's Arab sector. Arab communities suffer from long-term institutional discrimination, underdevelopment and lack of resources. At present, they tend towards religious conservatism and self-segregation. Poverty and violence are prevalent and the rule of the families and clans goes unchallenged. Promoting renewable energy in these communities could enhance economic and social progress, helping to integrate them into the modern world. -
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. -
![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 […] -
![Karima from Kufr Qara in the pepper greenhouse. Photo Noa Kozak Karima Yahya, 53, is a mother of six and a grandmother. She has been involved in the project “Women […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/לקט-ישראל-צרופה-כרימה-27.5-115x115.jpg "Karima Yahya, agricultural worker: “I pity those who do not work”")
Karima Yahya, agricultural worker: “I pity those who do not work”
פורסם ב November 5, 2016 | No CommentsKarima from Kufr Qara in the pepper greenhouse. Photo Noa Kozak Karima Yahya, 53, is a mother of six and a grandmother. She has been involved in the project “Women […] -
![Published in The Marker, 19 July 2016. Written by Michal Schwartz and Wafa Tiara The precarious employment of migrant laborers causes unemployment among Israelis willing to work in agriculture, particularly Arab […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/לקט-ישראל-כולן-27.5-נועה-קוזק-115x115.jpg "Migrant labor is Expensive")
Migrant labor is Expensive
פורסם ב July 24, 2016 | No CommentsPublished in The Marker, 19 July 2016. Written by Michal Schwartz and Wafa Tiara The precarious employment of migrant laborers causes unemployment among Israelis willing to work in agriculture, particularly Arab […] -
![A collective agreement over the employment terms of teachers at the Rosh Ha’ayin music center was signed today, Jan. 4, 2016, after lengthy negotiations. Mayor Shalom Ben Moshe, who is […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/20130519_220747-copy-115x115.jpg "Precedent: Collective agreement for Rosh Ha’ayin music teachers")
Precedent: Collective agreement for Rosh Ha’ayin music teachers
פורסם ב January 8, 2016 | No CommentsA collective agreement over the employment terms of teachers at the Rosh Ha’ayin music center was signed today, Jan. 4, 2016, after lengthy negotiations. Mayor Shalom Ben Moshe, who is […] -
![An international seminar of labour union activists from dozens of countries took place in Britain in early July, at the initiative of GLI –Global Labour Institute. The seminar focused on […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11224475_10206184656551306_4702883082033069525_n-115x115.jpg "GLI International Seminar of Union Activists in Britain: “Labour Unions Must Wake Up Before It’s Too Late”")
GLI International Seminar of Union Activists in Britain: “Labour Unions Must Wake Up Before It’s Too Late”
פורסם ב August 2, 2015 | 2 CommentsAn international seminar of labour union activists from dozens of countries took place in Britain in early July, at the initiative of GLI –Global Labour Institute. The seminar focused on […]
![In light of the Coronavirus crisis and its harm to East Jerusalem residents, WAC MAAN launched an Arabic-language emergency hotline, providing assistance and counseling to Corona victims regarding their employment […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/190123-תמונות-ווטסאפ-לשכת-התעסוקה-4-36x36.jpg "WAC-MAAN: Hotline for East Jerusalem workers and jobless during the Coronavirus shutdown"){kind=small}
![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"){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}
