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
Press Releases ארכיון
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![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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-16-5-3-115x115.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
פורסם ב June 15, 2019 | No CommentsThe 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 […] -
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. -
![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-3-115x115.jpg "Historic Precedent: Employment Bureau in West Jerusalem to serve Palestinians from EJ Too")
Historic Precedent: Employment Bureau in West Jerusalem to serve Palestinians from EJ Too
פורסם ב July 6, 2018 | No CommentsA 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 […] -
![High Court: Long lines at Employment Bureau, Population and Immigration Authority in East Jerusalem are “hell”; State must find operational solution On 15 March, the High Court heard a case […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SCJ.jpg "Hell in East Jerusalem")
Hell in East Jerusalem
פורסם ב March 22, 2018 | No CommentsHigh Court: Long lines at Employment Bureau, Population and Immigration Authority in East Jerusalem are “hell”; State must find operational solution On 15 March, the High Court heard a case […] -
![As an organization that inscribes on its banner the principle of one justice for all and that advances partnership between workers without discrimination on grounds of nationality, religion, race, or […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/poster_Refugees-page-short-115x115.jpg "WAC-MAAN says No to the Israeli deportation of 37,000 Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to Rwanda")
WAC-MAAN says No to the Israeli deportation of 37,000 Eritrean and Sudanese refugees to Rwanda
פורסם ב February 4, 2018 | No CommentsAs an organization that inscribes on its banner the principle of one justice for all and that advances partnership between workers without discrimination on grounds of nationality, religion, race, or […] -
![On Nov 16, the Workers Advice Center (WAC-MAAN) signed a collective agreement with the NGO Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which employs 30 people. The agreement includes a number of […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/רלא-תמונת-חתימה-16-11-1-1024x576-115x115.jpg "WAC MAAN signed a Collective Agreement with a leading human rights NGO “Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)”")
WAC MAAN signed a Collective Agreement with a leading human rights NGO “Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)”
פורסם ב November 25, 2017 | No CommentsOn Nov 16, the Workers Advice Center (WAC-MAAN) signed a collective agreement with the NGO Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which employs 30 people. The agreement includes a number 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/f78794ec17ab78a804e3abef7113bc22-36x36.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}
