The East Jerusalem Project
Palestinian Workers
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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
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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
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![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
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Migrant workers
workers’ struggles ארכיון
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![‘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-8c18-04dc81a37526-115x115.jpg "Israeli Employer Won’t Sign Labor Agreement With Palestinian Workers")
Israeli Employer Won’t Sign Labor Agreement With Palestinian Workers
פורסם ב January 16, 2021 | No Comments‘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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![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-b117-40b2-88e6-0b74d0f40bb5-115x115.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
פורסם ב September 2, 2019 | No CommentsAfter 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 […] -
![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 […] -
![April 27th: As the crowd gathered in the hall of Beit Mazia in Jerusalem to celebrate May Day it became clear that dozens of Palestinian workers from the Zarfati Garage […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SHY_5106-115x115.jpg "Solidarity without Borders: WAC MAAN’s Labor Day in Jerusalem")
Solidarity without Borders: WAC MAAN’s Labor Day in Jerusalem
פורסם ב May 9, 2017 | No CommentsApril 27th: As the crowd gathered in the hall of Beit Mazia in Jerusalem to celebrate May Day it became clear that dozens of Palestinian workers from the Zarfati Garage […] -
![By Haggai Matar. Published on Local Call website on February 16, 2016 Hatem Abu Ziadeh spent almost 20 years working at an auto repair shop in a West Bank industrial zone. […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/חאתם-יור-ועד-מישור-אדומים-אליפלט-115x115.jpg "Employer turns Palestinian union organizer into a ‘security threat’")
Employer turns Palestinian union organizer into a ‘security threat’
פורסם ב February 17, 2016 | No CommentsBy Haggai Matar. Published on Local Call website on February 16, 2016 Hatem Abu Ziadeh spent almost 20 years working at an auto repair shop in a West Bank industrial zone. […] -
![There is no better way to strengthen Jewish-Arab partnership, and Arab workers’ struggle for equality and social justice, than to gather in Baqa Al-Gharbia on Mayday. This is especially so […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/173483163-300x200-1-115x115.jpg "Mayday: Arab and Jewish workers united in Baqa Al-Gharbia")
Mayday: Arab and Jewish workers united in Baqa Al-Gharbia
פורסם ב May 3, 2015 | No CommentsThere is no better way to strengthen Jewish-Arab partnership, and Arab workers’ struggle for equality and social justice, than to gather in Baqa Al-Gharbia on Mayday. This is especially so […] -
![On January 12, the independent Trade Union Center WAC-MAAN appealed the Jerusalem Labor Court decision from 28 December 2014. The appeal, filed in the National Labor Court, demands the reinstatement […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/חאתם-אבו-זיאדה-115x115.jpg "Escalation in struggle to reinstate head of a Palestinian workers’ committee in settlement garage: WAC-MAAN appeals to National Labor Court")
Escalation in struggle to reinstate head of a Palestinian workers’ committee in settlement garage: WAC-MAAN appeals to National Labor Court
פורסם ב January 14, 2015 | No CommentsOn January 12, the independent Trade Union Center WAC-MAAN appealed the Jerusalem Labor Court decision from 28 December 2014. The appeal, filed in the National Labor Court, demands the reinstatement […]
![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}
