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Palestine: Government workers protest against unpaid salaries – again
Government employees in Gaza and the West Bank face continuing delays in getting their salaries paid, and have announced a series of protests. According to the Ma’an News Agency, “Government and public-sector employees announced a two-hour sit in scheduled for Tuesday across the West Bank and Gaza Strip as salaries remain unpaid, the union chief… »
Hamas accused of sabotaging safety training for Palestinian women journalists
If Israel banned one of its journalists from attending an overseas conference on the subject of safety for women journalists, one can only imagine the uproar. But this is exactly what the Hamas government in Gaza has just done, by banning an International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ”safety trainer in Gaza, Sami Abu Salem, from travelling… »
BDS campaigners turn their attention to the unions
The Gaza Freedom March is over and participants have issued a declaration in Cairo which will be of interest to trade unionists for two reasons. First, it explicitly focusses on trade unions and second, it is signed by a number of trade unionists. The declaration (full text here) proposes the following action points, among others:… »
IFJ welcomes “historic opportunity” as Palestinian journalists agree to hold Congress
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has warmly welcomed the decision by the Palestine Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) yesterday to hold a Congress early in February to elect a new leadership and to rebuild the unity and solidarity of journalists across the occupied territories. “This ground-breaking decision opens the door to an historic opportunity for Palestinian… »
Union frustration with Arab leaders on display at Gaza protests in Amman
On the first anniversary of the Israeli attack on Gaza the leadership of the Jordanian union movement, allied with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, held a 100-strong rallyand sit-in of supporters at the trade union’s head offices in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The pro-Hamas protestors condemned Egypt for banning the Viva Palestina convoy, led by… »
UNRWA, staff unions agree on increase in severance pay, salaries
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and union leaders representing its staff have reached an agreement to increase retirement benefits for all staff retiring on or after January 1, 201o, the Jordan Times reports. The deal entails a raise from 8.5 per cent to 10 per cent of the retired employee’s… »
COSATU delegation to join the Gaza Freedom March!
The South African trade union national centre, COSATU, has just released this media statement. This new years eve, 31 December 2009, thousands of people and activists from all over the world will gather in Gaza for a historic march against the naked brutality being carried out by Israel in enforcing the illegal occupation there. A… »
Human rights group condemns Hamas decision to ban journalist union meeting
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has issued a strong statement attacking the Gaza regime’s ban on a meeting of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in their enclave. The IFJ conference was due to be held on 9 and 10 November 2009, and linked to a West Bank meeting of journalist union members… »
Defiant Journalists Back Ethical Campaign for Palestinian Media
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today concluded the launch of its programme to support ethical journalism in Palestine with a series of proposals to strengthen independent media even in the face of political difficulties. The launch conference of the IFJ Ethical Journalism Initiative, held in Ramallah on the West Bank, adopted a programme that… »
British TUC to debate boycott resolution
The following resolution has been submitted to this year’s Trades Union Congress by the Fire Brigades Union. Though it initially seems to focus on boycotting goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, the resolution also calls on the TUC “to develop an effective Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign” targetting the Jewish state more… »