The East Jerusalem Project
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60 Palestinian Women from East Jerusalem Complete A Hebrew Course
09 May 2019 8:51 AM | אין תגובות
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Palestinian Workers
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WAC-MAAN combats settlement employers to improve conditions for Palestinian workers
23 January 2019 7:40 PM | אין תגובות
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The women’s project
- 60 Palestinian Women from East Jerusalem Complete A Hebrew Course
09 May 2019 8:51 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
palestinian workers ארכיון
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![Over 100 people gathered to commemorate May Day in the Al Fasaeil Park north of Jericho on May 4. Those present were Palestinian workers and activists from Area C, women […]](http://eng.wac-maan.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WhatsApp-Image-2019-05-04-at-16.06.42-115x115.jpeg "WAC-MAAN’s Red-Green May 1st")
WAC-MAAN’s Red-Green May 1st
פורסם ב May 20, 2019 | No CommentsOver 100 people gathered to commemorate May Day in the Al Fasaeil Park north of Jericho on May 4. Those present were Palestinian workers and activists from Area C, women […] -
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. -
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. -
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 […]
![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}
