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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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![On the International Woman Day, March 8th, Arab and Jewish women, refugees and asylum seekers, gathered in Jaffa to express their firm objection to the planed deportation of African refugees […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אישה-שחורה-פליטה-36x36.jpg "Women against deportation: The International Woman Day of Maan")
Women against deportation: The International Woman Day of Maan
10 March 2018 1:43 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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![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
palestinian workers ארכיון
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WAC-MAAN makes progress in unionizing, promoting employment of Arab women, and improving safety for construction workers
פורסם ב August 2, 2018 | No CommentsThe first half of 2018 has seen WAC-MAAN surge forward in unionizing and defending the rights of workers and the unemployed, in promoting the employment of Arab women, and in its activities against workplace accidents in construction. During this period WAC also initiated three public conferences. -
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. -
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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![Workers at the “Hayei Adam” carpentry in Mishor Adumim have decided to end years of exploitative and precarious employment. Most of them have worked at a wage of NIS 140 […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/פגישה-עם-עובדים-16-5-115x115.jpg "Palestinians at Mishor Adumim carpentry unionize with WAC after years of precarious employment")
Palestinians at Mishor Adumim carpentry unionize with WAC after years of precarious employment
פורסם ב May 23, 2017 | No CommentsWorkers at the “Hayei Adam” carpentry in Mishor Adumim have decided to end years of exploitative and precarious employment. Most of them have worked at a wage of NIS 140 […] -
![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 […] -
WAC-MAAN signs a groundbreaking collective agreement for Palestinians at Mishor Adumim’s Zarfati garage
פורסם ב February 19, 2017 | No CommentsFor years, Palestinians toiling in the industrial zones of West Bank settlements have been subject to exploitation and denial of their rights. A collective agreement signed on February 14, 2017 proves that another way is possible. In this precedential step, the Zarfati Garage signed a collective agreement with WAC-MAAN which covers all 75 workers at the plant and compensates the Palestinians among them for the previous period, when their rights had been denied.
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![In a decision which will have far-reaching consequences for Palestinian workers, Jerusalem Labour Court President Justice Eyal Avrahami ruled that the dismissal of the Zarfati Garage Workers’ Committee Chairperson was […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSC8583-115x115.jpg "Zarfati Garage must reinstate WAC MAAN’s Committee Chairperson Hatem Abu Ziadeh. “Dismissal based on false accusations,” Court says")
Zarfati Garage must reinstate WAC MAAN’s Committee Chairperson Hatem Abu Ziadeh. “Dismissal based on false accusations,” Court says
פורסם ב February 24, 2016 | No CommentsIn a decision which will have far-reaching consequences for Palestinian workers, Jerusalem Labour Court President Justice Eyal Avrahami ruled that the dismissal of the Zarfati Garage Workers’ Committee Chairperson was […] -
![Separate bureaus and procedures; refusal by clerks to receive documents and allow submission of claims; refusal by the Employment Bureau to receive and handle job seekers; referrals to fictitious jobs; […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/150308-ביקור-בביטוח-הלאומי-7-115x115.jpg "The magic circle: How income-security benefits are denied to the Palestinians of East Jerusalem")
The magic circle: How income-security benefits are denied to the Palestinians of East Jerusalem
פורסם ב November 23, 2015 | 2 CommentsSeparate bureaus and procedures; refusal by clerks to receive documents and allow submission of claims; refusal by the Employment Bureau to receive and handle job seekers; referrals to fictitious jobs; […] -
In Palestinian East Jerusalem the National Insurance Institute obstructs claims for income-security benefits, while the Employment Bureau turns a cold shoulder to jobseekers
פורסם ב November 22, 2015 | No CommentsA new report by the WAC-MAAN Trade Union reveals that the East Jerusalem branches of the National Insurance Institute (NII = Bituach Leumi) and the Employment Bureau (EB) behave contrary to protocol in all that pertains to receiving claims, documents, and job requests. The two have erected an apparatus for denying benefits to the Palestinian claimants of East Jerusalem, the most poverty stricken sector in Israel.
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In West Bank industrial zone, everything is Israeli – except the harsh labor laws
פורסם ב June 5, 2015 | No CommentsPublished on Haaretz.com on June 5 2015 by Tali Heruti Sover. Set up at the start of the Oslo process, Nitzanei Shalom employs hundreds of Palestinians and is run according to Israeli standards, with one glaring exception
![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}
